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Koehl
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Not to be confused with Koehler.
Koehl, also transliterated Köhl, is an Upper German surname constituting a metaphonic variant of the Standard German surname Kohl, derived from the cognate word kohl, meaning cabbage. It tends to originate as an occupational name for a cultivator or merchant of the crops.[1]
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![]() Cabbage harvest illustration, Tacuinum Sanitatis (15th century). | |
Pronunciation | German pronunciation: [køːl] French pronunciation: [kœl] |
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Language(s) | Upper German |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Middle High German: kōl, kœl, kœle Old High German: kōlo Latin: caulis ("stalk", "stem") |
Word/name | Standard German: Kohl |
Meaning | Cabbage |
Region of origin | Alsace, Bavaria, Swabia, Switzerland |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Köhl (Francisation: Kœhl) |
Cognate(s) | Kohl |
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