English Explanatory Dictionary

Cohn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Jewish surname from German.

Word forms

Cohn Cohns

Etymology

From German Kohn, from Konrad (“Conrad”). Popularized among Jews because of the phonetic similarity with Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohén, “priest”). Compare Cohen.

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