Etymology

Kring

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

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The story

* As a German surname, from obsolete Kring (“ring, circle”), now Kringel. * Also as a German surname, named after Saint Quirinus of Rhineland. * As a Swedish surname, from kring (“quick, lively”).

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