Kien
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Etymology
Two main origins:
- Borrowed from Vietnamese Kiến.
- Borrowed from Dutch and German Kien, a variant of Kuhn.
Proper noun
Kien (plural Kiens)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kien is the 37180th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 600 individuals. Kien is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (68.33%) and White (24.0%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kien”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 301.
Etymology
From Middle High German kien, from Old High German kien, from Proto-West Germanic *kiʀn.
Pronunciation
Noun
Kien m (strong, genitive Kienes or Kiens, no plural)
Declension
Declension of Kien [sg-only, masculine, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
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