Kruger

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proper noun

A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation].

OriginGerman Krüger ← Afrikaans Kruger →
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Meanings

proper nounKruger (plural Krugers)

plural Krugers · alternative Kreger · alternative Kreeger · alternative Kreoger · alternative Kreuger · alternative Krœger · alternative Kroeger · alternative Kroger · alternative Krooger · alternative Kröger · alternative Krøger · alternative Krᵫger · alternative Krueger · alternative Kruuger · alternative Krüger · alternative Kr'ger

  1. A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation].

Origin

  1. GermanKrüger
  2. AfrikaansKruger
  3. GermanKrüger
  4. EnglishKruger

From German Krüger and Afrikaans Kruger; from German Krüger. Literally, “pub-keeper, tavern-keeper, innkeeper”

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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