Kien

K5I1E1N1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginVietnamese Kiến ← German Kien →
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Meanings

proper nounKien (plural Kiens)

plural Kiens

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. GermanKien
  2. VietnameseKiến
  3. EnglishKien

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Vietnamese Kiến. * Borrowed from Dutch and German Kien, a variant of Kuhn.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

NikekineEnki
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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