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Kor.

A surname.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

* As a Scottish surname, variant of Caw, shortened from McCaw. * As a German surname, possibly altered from Kohr, from a short form of Konrad, or from Kur, occupational surname from Middle High German kur (“official inspector”) (see modern Kurier (“messenger, courier”)). * As a Dutch surname, from Gronings dialect kor (“wheelbarrow, hand-truck”). * As a Polish surname, possibly a variant of several places derived from góra (“mountain”). * As a Chinese surname, Romanized from 高 (gāo) (see Gao) or 高 (gāo) (see Xu).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.