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See also: kohl

English

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Etymology

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From the German surname, from Kohl (“cabbage”). Compare Koehl, Cole, Coll, Kail, Kale.

Proper noun

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Kohl (plural Kohls)

A surname from German.

Statistics

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According to the 2010 United States Census, Kohl is the 3806^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9303 individuals. Kohl is most common among White (95.02%) individuals.

Anagrams

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holk

German

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /koːl/
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file)

Etymology 1

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From Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kōl, kōlo, kōli, ultimately from Latin caulis.

Noun

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Kohl m (strong, genitive Kohles or Kohls, plural Kohle)

cabbage (plant of the genus Brassica)
Synonym: (synonymous in southern regions only) Kraut

Declension

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Declension of Kohl [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kohl	die	Kohle
genitive	eines	des	Kohles, Kohls	der	Kohle
dative	einem	dem	Kohl, Kohle¹	den	Kohlen
accusative	einen	den	Kohl	die	Kohle

¹Now rare, see notes.

Kohl m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kohls or (with an article) Kohl, feminine genitive Kohl, plural Kohls)

a surname originating as an occupation for a grower or seller of cabbages

Declension

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Declension of Kohl [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Kohl	(eine)	(die)	Kohl	(die)	Kohls
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Kohls, Kohl¹	(einer)	(der)	Kohl	(der)	Kohls
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Kohl	(einer)	(der)	Kohl	(den)	Kohls
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Kohl	(eine)	(die)	Kohl	(die)	Kohls

¹With an article.

Descendants

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→ Upper Sorbian: kał
→ Lower Sorbian: kał

Etymology 2

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Unclear. Several possibilities have been suggested, including derivation from Romani [Term?] and derivation from Hebrew קוֹל (qōl, “voice”). But compare western German Kappes (“cabbage, nonsense”), though the second meaning might also be a loan translation of Kohl.