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Kahl

Kahl proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Kahl (plural Kahls)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Kahl

pluralKahls

Origin of Kahl

German surname, from the adjective kahl (“bald”). Also from Kahl am Main in Lower Franconia, itself named after the River Kahl, from Old High German kaldaha (literally “the cold river”), from kalt (“cold”) + aha (“river”). Compare Cale.

Questions about Kahl

What does Kahl mean?
Kahl means a surname.
What part of speech is Kahl?
Kahl is a proper noun.

Words near Kahl in the dictionary

  1. kahikatoa
  2. kahili
  3. kahili ginger
  4. kahilis
  5. kahke
  6. Kahl
  7. Kahle
  8. Kahleesi
  9. Kahlenbergerdorf
  10. Kahler
  11. Kahler's disease

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