Meanings
proper nounKohnke (plural Kohnkes)
plural Kohnkes
- A surname from German.
Ryan Kohnke attended the parade with his two daughters to see his 11-year-old niece Jessalyn Torres dance. But Kohnke compared what he saw to his days of combat service in Iraq, calling it “a war zone.”
2022 October 26, Christina Zdanowicz, Claudia Dominguez, Lauren M. Johnson and Sara Smart, “The Waukesha victims included an 8-year-old boy, a loving grandmother and a woman excited to make her debut in the Dancing Grannies”, in CNN
Origin
- GermanKöhnke
- EnglishKohnke
Borrowed from German Köhnke.
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APA
Kohnke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kohnke
MLA
“Kohnke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kohnke. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kohnke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kohnke.
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