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Cohn

Cohn proper noun: a Jewish surname from German.

Proper noun

Cohn (plural Cohns)

  1. A Jewish surname from German.
    • Early in his career, Trump apprenticed himself to Roy Cohn, an unprincipled lawyer who taught the young Trump how to gain wealth and influence through ruthless bullying, profane braggadocio, opportunistic bigotry, baseless lawsuits, lying, and more lying.
    • Yet as Trump’s “fixer” with politicians, judges and mob bosses, Cohn remained utterly loyal to Trump and his father, Fred.2025 August 25, Robert Reich, “Why Trump built a staff of incompetent sycophants”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2025

Forms of Cohn

pluralCohns

Origin of Cohn

From German Kohn, from Konrad (“Conrad”). Popularized among Jews because of the phonetic similarity with Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohén, “priest”). Compare Cohen.

Questions about Cohn

What does Cohn mean?
Cohn means a Jewish surname from German.
What part of speech is Cohn?
Cohn is a proper noun.

Words near Cohn in the dictionary

  1. Cohicks
  2. Cohill
  3. Cohills
  4. Cohle
  5. Cohles
  6. Cohn
  7. Cohnheim
  8. Cohns
  9. coho
  10. coho salmon
  11. cohoba

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