Kahn

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Kahn

Where it comes from

* As a north German surname, from Low German Kane (“small boat”), from Middle Low German kāne, from Old Saxon *kano, from Proto-West Germanic *kanō, from Proto-Germanic *kanô (“vessel, boat”).

* Also as a north German surname, from a short form of Kahnert, a variant of Konrad.

* Among Jews, a Germanicised form of Cohen.

proper noun

A surname from German.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: khan, chamberlain, freund, boat, barge, vessel, craft, ship, scow, flatboat, raft, dinghy, skiff, punt, gondola, rowboat

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"Kahn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kahn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{kahn_2026,
  title = {Kahn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kahn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}