are these two last names basicaly the same but are just variants of eachother
2007-09-25 09:51:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
i guess so.
2007-09-25 12:59:06 · answer #1 · answered by jman 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
From ancestry.com:
Kuhn
1. German: from the personal name Kuno, a short form of Kunrat (see Konrad). The German word kühn, meaning ‘bold’, may have influenced the popularity of this short form, but is not necessarily the immediate source of it.
2. German: variant spelling of Kühn(e) (see Kuehn).
3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German kühn ‘bold’, but in some cases an altered spelling of Cohn or Kohn (see Cohen).
Kohn
1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Cohen.
2. North German (also Köhn): from the personal name Kohn or Köhn, former Low German short forms of Konrad.
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2007-09-25 10:22:02 · answer #2 · answered by genealogist84 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I worked for the GSU and when they can't find something they will make up something
Kohn is a shortening of Koenig German for King
Other variation Cohen Cohn Changed during the Crusades and holocaust
Kuhn is a hungarian variation of the two. Don't believe anyone who claims religious authority and charges for their services
2007-09-25 13:31:51 · answer #3 · answered by frank 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Deja vu all over again?
2007-09-25 13:48:46 · answer #4 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes thats right.
2007-09-25 10:40:51 · answer #5 · answered by donielle 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋