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Kahl

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Kahls

  1. A surname.

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"Kahl." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kahl. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Kahl. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kahl

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"Kahl." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kahl.

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@misc{kahl_2026,
  title = {Kahl},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kahl},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}