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Kehr

Kehr proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Kehr (plural Kehrs)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Kehr

pluralKehrs

Origin of Kehr

From the German surname from the noun kere (“bend of a corner”), probably related to kehren (“to turn around”). Compare Quirin.

Questions about Kehr

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

Words near Kehr in the dictionary

  1. Kehn
  2. Kehns
  3. Kehoe
  4. kehoeite
  5. Kehoes
  6. Kehr
  7. Kehrer
  8. Kehrers
  9. Kehres
  10. Kehreses
  11. Kehrs

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