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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. Might also be the Russified form of a different Slavic surname.
Kryvoruchko UkrainianMeans "one with crooked hands or arms", from Ukrainian
кривий (kryvyy) "crooked", and
руки (ruky), meaning "hands, arms".
Krže SloveneMeans "cross" in Slovenian from
krž meaning "cross".
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.
Kuchiki JapaneseThis name combines 朽 (kyuu, ku.chiru) meaning "decay, remain in seclusion, rot" or 口 (ku, kou, kuchi) meaning "mouth" with 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [
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Kuchler German (Rare)Often confused with
Küchler a name for a cookie baker, Kuchler is a noble name for an old german family. Kuchler is origined in a city named Kuchl at the border of todays german bavaria... [
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Kudashev Bashkir, Tatar, RussianMeans "son of
Kudash", from a given name of Mordvin or Turkic origin possibly meaning "woman's son" or "wife's son", referring to a boy born from one father and another mother (in relation to his half-siblings)... [
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Kudō JapaneseFrom Japanese 工
(ku) meaning "work, craft, art" and 藤
(dō) meaning "wisteria".
Kudou JapaneseFrom 久 (ku) "long time" and 遠 (tou/dou) "distant" OR from 工 (ku) "construction" and 藤 (dou) "wisteria."
Kue HmongFrom the clan name
Kwm associated with the Chinese character 古
(gǔ) (see
Gu).
Kuerzi ChineseFrom the Chinese characters 哭儿子 (
Kū érzi) meaning, "crying son." This is one of the rare multiple-character Chinese surnames.
Kues German, Dutch (Rare)Habitational name from Cues, now part of Bernkastel-Kues in the Rhineland Palatinate.
Kuga JapaneseFrom the Japanese 久 (
ku or
hisa) "long time," and 我 (
ga) "self."
Kugasov m YakutFrom Yakut
кугас (kugas), meaning "ginger, reddish-brown".
Kugimiya JapaneseThis surname is used as 釘宮 with 釘 (chou, tei, kugi) meaning "nail, peg, tack" and 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess, Shinto shrine."... [
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Kugisaki JapaneseKugi means "nail, tack, peg" and saki means "peninsula, promontory, cape".
Kuhi EstonianKuhi is an Estonian surname meaning "pile" or "stack".
Kühl German, Low GermanThe spelling Kühl results from a folk-etymological association with High German
kühl ‘cool’ (Middle High German
küel(e), a nickname from Middle High German
küel ‘cool’, ‘calm’... [
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Kuhlman GermanNickname from Middle High German
küel ‘cool’, ‘calm.’
Kühn German, JewishVariant of
Kuhn or from German
kühn meaning "daring, audacious". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Kuijt DutchOccupational name for a brewer of beer, derived from Dutch
kuit,
koyt literally meaning "beer". A famous bearer of this name is retired Dutch soccer player Dirk Kuijt (1980-), also known as Dirk Kuyt.
Kuilart DutchDerived from Dutch
kuil "pit, hole in the ground", probably part of a toponym.
Kuiva EstonianKuiva is an Estonian surname derived from "kuivaks" meaning "dry".
Kujawski PolishRegional name for someone from Kujawy (see Kujawa) or from a village called Kujawy, for example in Sielce voivodeship.
Kujikawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 久 (
ku) meaning "long time ago", 慈 (
ji) meaning "mercy", and 川 (
kawa) meaning "river".
Kujira Japanese (Rare)Kujira is an uncommon Japanese surname and first name that literally means "whale".
Kukava Georgian (Rare), Mingrelian (Rare)Not much is known about the meaning of the Mingrelian last name "Kukava" (Mingrelia being a province in Georgia), but it is recorded that the surname was possibly Apsuafied somewhere in 17th century, being turned into "Kukaa" (-aa is usually an Apsuan surname suffix) and then re-Mingrelifying some decades later back to its current form - "Kukava." The earliest known person with the last name dates back to 17th century, his name being Ivana Kuka, a Mingrelian male who lived in the Abkhazia province of Georgia.
Kuki JapaneseFrom 久 (
ku) meaning "long time (ago)" and 鬼 (
ki) meaning "ghost, demon, spirit" or 岐 (
ki) meaning "fork in a road, to branch off".
Kukino JapaneseIt could be from 柊 (
ku, kuki) meaning "holly, ilex" combined with 野 (
no) meaning "field, plain". The
ki portion could also be spelled with 木 (
ki, gi) meaning "tree, wood"... [
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Kukowski PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Kukowo in Wlolawek voivodeship or Kuków in Bielsko-Biala voivodeship, named with kuk, the cry of the cuckoo.
Kul German, DutchDerived from Old High German
kol meaning "coal", perhaps an occupational name for a miner or coal seller.
Kul Pakistani, Pashto, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Sindhi, Balochi, Urdu, Persian, Kurdish, Odia, Thai, Khmer, LaoDerived from Persian گل (
gol) meaning "flower" or "rose".
Kulap ThaiMeans "rose" in Thai (of Persian origin).
Kulasiri SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit कुल
(kula) meaning "family" and श्री
(shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".