Showing posts with label K. Show all posts
Showing posts with label K. Show all posts

Monday, February 1, 2010

Keker

From the Dutch last name Koker, from "kok" cook or from the German "keck", meanining perky.
Also Kecker.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Kotlyar

Ukranian for teapot maker. Also Kotler, Kotliar, and similar.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Kris

From the Yiddish female name Kresel (from the Italian name Grazia). Thus Kris means Kresel's son.

Kreer

1. From the Yiddish kreyen (to caw or croak).
2. From Krevo, the name of a town in Belarus.
Prior to WWII located in the Oszmiany district, Vilna Province, Poland. Part of the Russian Empire before WWI.