Kotz

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle High German kote ← Middle Low German kōte ← Old Saxon *kota →
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Meanings

proper nounKotz (plural Kotzes)

plural Kotzes

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*kutą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*kotā
  3. Old Saxon*kota
  4. Middle Low Germankōte
  5. Middle High Germankote
  6. EnglishKotz

* As a German surname, from the name Kotsasse, Kotsate (literally “inhabitant of a cottage”), from Middle High German kote, from Middle Low German kōte, from Old Saxon *kota, from Proto-West Germanic *kotā, from Proto-Germanic *kutą. * As a German and Jewish surname, from Kotze (“coarse blanket”). * Also as a German surname Kötz, from the personal name Konrad. * As a Hungarian (Kótz) and German surname, of Slavic origin, from kóc (“untidy hair”) (compare Russian клок (klok, “tuft”)), presumably influenced by the word meaning coarse blanket (as in Polish koc).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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