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Kitt¹

Where it comes from

* As an English surname, from Kit, a pet form of Christopher; also from kit (“vessel of hooped staves”).

* As a German surname, from kit (“sprout, offshoot”), from Middle High German kīde, from Old High German *chīdi, from Proto-Germanic *kīþą (“sprout, seedling”). Compare Alemannic German chiide.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Jay County, Indiana, United States.
  3. alternative Alternative spelling of Kit (the diminutive of Christopher)

kitt²

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Shortening.

noun kitts

  1. UK the kittiwake.

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

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

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

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@misc{kitt_2026,
  title = {kitt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kitt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}