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Kotz

Kotz proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Kotz (plural Kotzes)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Kotz

pluralKotzes

Origin of Kotz

* As a German surname, from the name Kotsasse, Kotsate (literally “inhabitant of a cottage”), from Middle High German kote, from Middle Low German kōte, from Old Saxon *kota, from Proto-West Germanic *kotā, from Proto-Germanic *kutą. * As a German and Jewish surname, from Kotze (“coarse blanket”). * Also as a German surname Kötz, from the personal name Konrad. * As a Hungarian (Kótz) and German surname, of Slavic origin, from kóc (“untidy hair”) (compare Russian клок (klok, “tuft”)), presumably influenced by the word meaning coarse blanket (as in Polish koc).

Questions about Kotz

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

Words near Kotz in the dictionary

  1. kotyles
  2. kotyliskoi
  3. kotyliskos
  4. kotyloi
  5. kotylos
  6. Kotz
  7. Kotzebue
  8. Kotzes
  9. Kotzulosu
  10. Kotzur
  11. Kotzwinkle

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