Ker
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ker"
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Carr.
- As a Hungarian surname, from Kér, name of a medieval Magyar tribe.
- As a Chinese surname, romanized from 寇 (kòu); compare Kou.
- Also as a Chinese surname, from 柯 (kē) (compare Ke) and 葛 (compare Ge).
- Also as a Chinese surname, from 郭 (guō), compare Guo.
Proper noun
[edit]Ker (plural Kers)
- A surname.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ker is the 30889th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 753 individuals. Ker is most common among White (62.02%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (26.69%) individuals.
Proper noun
[edit]Ker
- (India) Initialism of Kerala
Anagrams
[edit]German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Clipping of Kerl (“guy”), hence also the capitalisation.
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]Ker
- (colloquial, regional, Westphalia, especially Ruhrgebiet) man; jeez; expresses surprise, agitation, irritation
- Ker, wat is dat hier für ’n Chaos!
- Man, what a chaos it is around here!
Swedish
[edit]Symbol
[edit]Ker
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