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Kummer

Kummer proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Kummer

  1. A surname from German.

Origin of Kummer

* As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Kummer (“distress, grief”). * Also as a German and Swiss German surname, from a derivative of the medieval personal name Kunemar, from Old High German kuoni (“bold”) + mari (“fame”). * As a Slavic surname, Germanized from Upper Sorbian Komor, Komar, from komor (“mosquito, gnat”), see Kommer. Also sometimes Germanized from Kumer.

Words formed from Kummer

Phrases with Kummer

Questions about Kummer

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

Words near Kummer in the dictionary

  1. kumkums
  2. Kumm
  3. kummel
  4. kummels
  5. kummelweck
  6. Kummer
  7. Kummer ring
  8. Kummer rings
  9. Kummer surface
  10. Kummer surfaces
  11. Kummer varieties

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