Kahl

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld High German kaldaha →
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Meanings

proper nounKahl (plural Kahls)

plural Kahls

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old High Germankaldaha
  2. EnglishKahl

German surname, from the adjective kahl (“bald”). Also from Kahl am Main in Lower Franconia, itself named after the River Kahl, from Old High German kaldaha (literally “the cold river”), from kalt (“cold”) + aha (“river”). Compare Cale.

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APA

Kahl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kahl

MLA

“Kahl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kahl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kahl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kahl.

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