Cohn

C3O1H4N1

proper noun

A Jewish surname from German.

OriginGerman Kohn ← Hebrew כֹּהֵן →
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Meanings

proper nounCohn (plural Cohns)

plural Cohns

  1. A Jewish surname from German.
    1 more example

    Early in his career, Trump apprenticed himself to Roy Cohn, an unprincipled lawyer who taught the young Trump how to gain wealth and influence through ruthless bullying, profane braggadocio, opportunistic bigotry, baseless lawsuits, lying, and more lying. Yet as Trump’s “fixer” with politicians, judges and mob bosses, Cohn remained utterly loyal to Trump and his father, Fred.

    2025 August 25, Robert Reich, “Why Trump built a staff of incompetent sycophants”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2025

Origin

  1. Hebrewכֹּהֵן“priest”
  2. GermanKohn
  3. EnglishCohn

From German Kohn, from Konrad (“Conrad”). Popularized among Jews because of the phonetic similarity with Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohén, “priest”). Compare Cohen.

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Anagrams

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APA

Cohn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cohn

MLA

“Cohn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cohn. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cohn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cohn.

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