Kiesling

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proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginGerman Kiesling ← Middle High German kiselinc ← Old High German kisil →
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Meanings

proper nounKiesling (plural Kieslings)

plural Kieslings

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

  1. Old High Germankisil“pebble”
  2. Middle High Germankiselinc
  3. GermanKiesling
  4. EnglishKiesling

Borrowed from German Kiesling, from Middle High German kiselinc, a derivative of Old High German kisil (“pebble”) (compare Modern German Kiesel).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

skeilingKeislingsignlike
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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