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Krey GermanNickname from Middle Low German
krege "crow".
Kriaučiūnas LithuanianDerived from Lithuanian
kriaučius "tailor" combined with the patronymic suffix
-ūnas.
Kriebel GermanNickname from Middle High German
kribeln "to tickle, tingle, itch". Can also be a variant form of
Kreul.
Krieger GermanNoun to
kriegen,
kämpfen meaning "to fight (with words)". Describes a person who likes to argue. A wrangler, a quarreler, a brawler. Literal translation "warrior", from the German noun
krieg "war" and the suffix
-er.
Kriegshauser GermanProbably a habitational name for someone from an unidentified place called Kriegshaus, literally "war house".
Kries GermanFrom Middle High German
kriese "cherry" hence an occupation for someone who sold soft fruits or a locational surname for some who lived by a cherry tree.
Kriips EstonianKriips is an Estonian surname meaning "line", "stroke" and "dash".
Kriisa EstonianKriisa is an Estonian surname derived from "kriise" meaning "screech".
Kriiska EstonianKriiska is an Estonian surname derived from "kriiskama" meaning "screech" and "shriek".
Krijgsman DutchMeans "warrior, soldier" in Dutch, derived from
krijg "war, warfare" and
man "person, man".
Kringo Fuk m Swedishhttps://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Darmanitan_(Pok%C3%A9mon)
Krish IndianShortened form of Krishna or of any other name beginning with Krishna (such as Krishnan, Krishnaswami, Krishnamurthy, etc.), used in the U.S. by families from southern India. It is not in use in India.
Krishnamurthy IndianHindu name from Sanskrit kṛṣnamūrti meaning ‘manifestation of the god Krishna’, from krisna ‘black’ (epithet of an incarnation of the god Vishnu) + murti ‘image’, ‘manifestation’... [
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Kritikos GreekMeans "Cretan" in Greek, from Κρήτη
(Kriti) referring to the island of Crete.
Kriváň SlovakTaken from the name of the mountain Kriváň, ultimately from
kriv- meaning "bent, crooked".
Krochmal Polish, Yiddish, HebrewKrochmal (Yiddish: קראָכמאַל, Hebrew, קרוכמל/קרוכמאל) is a rare Ashkenazi-Jewish-Polish surname meaning "laundry starch" (a starch solution in water used to whiten and stiffen fabric)... [
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Kroes Dutch, Low GermanMeans "chalice, cup, jug" in Dutch, an occupational name for someone who made drinking vessels, such as a potter. Could also be a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a cup.
Krolik Polish1 Polish (Królik): from a diminutive of Polish król ‘king’ ( see Krol ).... [
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Krolikov RussianPatronymic surname derived from Russian кролик
(krolik) meaning "male rabbit".
Kröll GermanFrom Middle High German
krellen "to claw", a nickname for a snappish or cruel person. Compare
Kreul.
Kroll German, DutchNickname for someone with curly hair, from Middle High German
krol "curly", Middle Low German
krulle "ringlet, curl", Middle Dutch
croel, crul.
Krõm EstonianKrõm is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "krõmp" meaning "crackle".
Kronberg German, SwedishGerman habitational name from any of the places called Kronberg near Frankfurt in Hesse and in Bavaria from the elements
krone "crown" and
berg "mountain, hill". Swedish ornamental name from
kron "crown" and
berg "mountain hill".
Kronecker Jewish, German (Austrian)Derived from the place name Kroneck in Austria. A famous bearer of this surname was Leopold Kronecker(1823~1891),the German mathematician who worked on number theory.
Kronen GermanFrom German Krone 'crown', probably as an ornamental name. Or a nickname for a slender, long-legged individual, from a dialect form of Kranich.
Kronenberg German, German (Swiss)Habitational name from a place called Kronenberg (there is one near Wuppertal) or possibly from any of the places called Kronberg (see
Kronberg ) from German
Krone "crown" and German
Berg "mountain, hill".
Kropotkin m RussianThe surname of a notable royal family including that of famous anarcho communist philosopher Petr Kropotkin.
Kross Low GermanOccupational name for a maker of mugs and jugs, from Middle Low German krus, kros 'pitcher', 'ceramic drinking vessel'.
Krouwel DutchFrom Middle Dutch
crauwel meaning "trident, hook, claw", an occupational name for someone who used such a tool, or habitational name for someone who lived near a landmark depicting it.
Kruchina RussianDerived from Russian кручина
(kruchina) meaning "sorrow, sadness".
Kruchowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Kruchowo.
Kruglov m RussianFrom Russian
круг (krug) "circle" or
круглый (kruglyy) "circular, round".
Kruip DutchMeans "crawl, creep" in Dutch, possibly a nickname for someone known for skulking about.
Kruis Dutch, FlemishMeans "cross" in Dutch, a habitational name for someone who lived near a crossroads, a sign depicting a cross, or a place where people were executed. Could also denote someone who made crosses, either the religious symbol or the instrument of torture.
Krukowski PolishName for someone from any of various places called Kruki, Kruków or Krukowo, all derived from Polish
kruk meaning "raven".
Krull EstonianKrull is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kull" meaning "hawk".
Krumholz Jewish, GermanGerman and Jewish (Ashkenazic) from
Krumbholz ‘bent timber’, ‘mountain pine’, hence probably a metonymic occupational name for a cartwright or wheelwright. As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.
Krumm GermanFrom a nickname, which in turn is from the Middle High German word
krum, meaning "crooked" or "deformed".
Krumreihn GermanPossibly derived from Middle High German
krum(b) meaning "crooked" and
rein meaning "border of a field, margin", and hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a field with a crooked edge, or perhaps a nickname for a farmer who plowed a crooked furrow... [
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Krumwiede GermanLocation-based name for people who lived by a gnarled old willow tree.... [
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Krungthep Thaifrom the place name
Krungthep, referring to Bangkok, Thailand
Krupnykh RussianDerived from Russian крупный
(krupny) meaning "big, massive".
Krusch German (Silesian)Derived from dialectal Polish
krusza (
gruszka in Standard Polish), Lower Sorbian
ksusa and Upper Sorbian
kruswa "pear, pear tree".
Krutxaga BasqueHabitational name, probably derived from a variant of Basque
gurutze "cross; intersection, crossing" and
-aga "place of, abundance of".
Kruzhkin RussianDerived from Russian кружка
(kruzhka) meaning "cup, mug, tankard". This may have been a nickname either for a drinker or a cupmaker.
Krygin RussianDerived from dialectal Russian крыга
(kryga) meaning "ice floe".
Krymchak UkrainianFrom
Кримчак (Krymchak), a term for a Jewish Crimean Tatar, or denoting to resident of Crimea.
Kryshchenskyi m UkrainianFrom the Ukrainian word крішка (
krishka) meaning "lid, cover" or from the Ukrainian place names
Kryshchiv or
Kryshche.
Kryvoruchko UkrainianMeans "one with crooked hands or arms", from Ukrainian
кривий (kryvyy) "crooked", and
руки (ruky), meaning "hands, arms".
Krzeczkowski m PolishFrom the Polish root
Krzeczk, which likely comes from
Krzeczów,
Krzeczkowice, or
Krzeczkowa, which is itself possibly derived from
krzeczeć "to screech, to make noise" or from
krzak "bush, shrub".
Krzoska PolishAltered spelling of Polish Brzózka, from a diminutive of Brzoza
Krzywiński m PolishHabitational surname for someone from a town called
Krzywiń, derived from
krzywy, meaning "crooked."
Krzyżanowski Polishhabitational name for someone from Krzyżanów in Piotrków or Płock voivodeships, Krzyżanowo in Płock or Poznań voivodeships, or various places in Poland called Krzyżanowice, all named with krzyż ‘cross’.
Krzyżewski PolishDerived from the name of any of the villages called Krzyżewo in Poland. A notable bearer is American basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski (b. 1947).
Ksiazek PolishNickname meaning ‘little priest’ or possibly a patronymic for an illegitimate son of a priest, from ksiadz ‘priest’ + the diminutive suffix -ek.nickname meaning ‘little prince’, from a diminutive of ksia?ze ‘prince’.
Ku ChineseAlternate transcription of Chinese 辜 (see
Gu).
Kuba JapaneseFrom 久 (
ku) meaning "long time ago" and 場 (
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Kübarsepp EstonianKübarsepp is an Estonian surname meaning "hat maker" (literally, "hat smith").
Kubitschek GermanGermanized form of
Kubíček. This name was borne by Juscelino Kubitschek (1902-1976), the Brazilian president who founded the city of Brasília in 1960, replacing Rio de Janeiro as the capital city of Brazil... [
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Kübler German, German (Swiss)Derived from Middle High German
kübel "tub vat barrel", this is an occupational surname referring to a cooper.
Kubota JapaneseFrom the Japanese 久
(ku) meaning "long time ago" combined with 保
(ho) "protect, defend, guard" or 窪
(kubo) meaning "hollow" that is then combined with and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy."
Kuboyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 久
(ku) meaning "long time ago", 保
(ho) meaning "protect" and 山
(yama) meaning "mountain".
Kubrava AbkhazMingrelian form of an Abkhaz surname of unknown meaning.
Kubrick Jewish, PolishDerived from Polish
kubryk "ship's forecastle". Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and photographer, widely considered as the greatest filmmaker of all time.
Kubu EstonianKubu is an Estonian surname meaning a "bundle" or "truss".
Kuch GermanGerman metonymic occupational name for a pastry cook, from German
kuchen ‘cake’, or simply a variant of
Koch ‘cook’.
Kucha Okinawan (Rare, Archaic)From Okinawan 古知屋 (
Kucha) meaning "Kucha", a former village in the former district of Kin in the former Ryūkyū Kingdom.
Kuchenmeister GermanOccupational name for a master cook (literally "kitchen master"), a court official.
Kucher GermanOccupational name for a pastry cook from an agent derivative of Middle High German
kuoche "cake pastry".
Kuchi Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 口 (
kuchi) meaning "mouth". It is a reference to an event in the Northern and Southern Courts Period, of 3 sons of Takase who became heroes for the south. The emperor of Japan awarded each of the sons a new surname;
Oku for the eldest son,
Naka for the middle son, and Kuchi for the youngest son.