Kloss

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proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginUpper Sorbian kłós ← Lower Sorbian kłos ← Polish kłos →
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Meanings

proper nounKloss (plural Klosses)

plural Klosses

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

  1. Polishkłos
  2. Lower Sorbiankłos
  3. Upper Sorbiankłós
  4. EnglishKloss

* As a German surname Klöss, from the personal name Kloss, shortened from Nikolaus. Compare Klos. * Also as a German surname, from the noun Kloß (“lump, block”). * Also Germanized from several of Slavic surnames, such as Upper Sorbian kłós, Lower Sorbian kłos, and Polish kłos, all meaning "ear or spike of cereal;" see also Klos.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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