Kurp
Borrowed from Polish Kurp.
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Borrowed from Polish Kurp.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Russian Курск (Kursk), referring to the Kur River.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom German Kurt.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Sanskrit कुरु (kuru).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Kazakh Qūryq.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Biblical Hebrew כוש.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Sanskrit कुश (kuśa).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Kuske.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Sanskrit कुसुम (kusuma).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Arabic ٱلْكُوت (l-kūt).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Czech Kuta and Polish Kuta.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Gujarati કચ્છ (kacch), from Sanskrit कच्छ (kaccha, “marshland”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Kuvi କୁୱି (kuwi).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 庫頁 /库页 (Kùyè).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Kven kvääni
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Hokkien 柯 (Koa) or Teochew 柯 (gua1).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordShortening of Kwajalein.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the Korean surname, from 곽 (gwak). More at Kwak. Borrowed also from Polish Kwak.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordAn ancient and traditional Akan day-name meaning "born on Saturday". Popularized in the 1960s when Kwame Nkrumah was the Prime Minister of Ghana.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom any of four Chinese surnames: 關/关 (guān), 官 (guān), 管 (guǎn), or 灌 (guàn).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Hausa Kwārà.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Akan Kwasi, from Kwasiada (“Sunday”), from the day of the week, Sunday.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Hokkien 郭 (Koeh), via Dutch Kwee.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Cantonese 郭 (gwok³). Doublet of Guo and Kuo.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Chinese 關 /关 (guān), via various dialects.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Cantonese 鄺/邝 (kwong3).
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2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowing from Burmese ကျော် (kyau).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordPossibly a modern phonetic rendering of Kai, or a short form of Kyle and Kyler.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordPossibly an Americanized variant of German Keiger.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowing from Burmese ကြည် (krany).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordTransliteration of Ukrainian Ки́їв (Kýjiv), from Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ (Kyjevŭ), traditionally said to derive from the name of city's legendary founder, Kyi. Other proposals derive it from Proto-Slavic *kyjь (“stick, clu
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsModern invention that can be explained as a feminine form of Kyle with -a.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRare spelling variant of Kyla.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordModern coinage; compare Kyle. Variant: Kylen.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom several places in Scotland and Northern Ireland, derived from Gaelic caol (“narrows”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordModern coinage, compare Kyle. Variant: Kylan.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAn American anglicization of Dutch Cuyler "archer" and German Keiler "wild boar". * The surname is quite rare. The given name may be a recent coinage based on Kyle and Tyler.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsSee Kyle.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordUncertain, possibly from kylie (“boomerang”). Originally popular in Australia, the name has gained popularity elsewhere in the English-speaking world due to the fame of Kylie Minogue. Unrelated to Kyle, though often seen
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Finnish Kyllö.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κῠ́λων (Kŭ́lōn).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBlend of Kylo Ren + General Hux.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBlend of Kyle + Cartman.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant of Coyne.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese きょうこ (Kyōko).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese 京(きょう)都(と) (Kyōto, literally “capital city”), from Middle Chinese 京都 (kjæng-tu, “capital (of a country)”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsName of a Greek Orthodox saint, from Medieval Greek κυρά (kurá, “lady”), or from Cyra, feminine form of Cyrus. The English name may also be a variant of Keira.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom a biblical reference Kyree comes from The name Kyria which is Greek in origin & its meaning is "noble lady" 2 John 1:1, 5 Strong's Bible concordance G2959 In the second epistle of John a mention is made of a referen
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Dutch or German Kyser.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordModern coinage; compare Kyle and Tyson, Bryson.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant of earlier Kitai (“the Khitan people, their language”), which see.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant spelling of Dutch Kyser.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Russian Кызы́л (Kyzýl), from Tuvan Кызыл (Kızıl, literally “red”), honoring the communist movement.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Cantonese 九澳 (gau² ou³).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Köln. Doublet of Cologne, Colonia, and colony.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsFrom Slovak Kúty.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Uyghur كۈمۈش (kümüsh) meaning 'silver', referring to local silver mines.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Japanese 神戸 (こうべ, Kōbe).
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1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the L shape of a piece of physical film when cut for this purpose.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the initials of its authors, Lewis & Short.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom L (“Lao”) + pop, by analogy with J-pop.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Language 1 (“first language”).
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordA numeronym representing localization as "L" followed by 10 more letters, followed by "n".
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Level 2.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Level 3.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the shape of the characters L and 7, visually resembling a square when juxtaposed.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAcronym of loose-aggressive.
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1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Indonesian Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa Nasional.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSource etymology material for LARP; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom LARP + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAcronym of luser attitude readjustment tool.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSource etymology material for LASER; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the IATA airport code.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom German LBK, from Linearbandkeramische or Linienbandkeramische (used alongside Kultur).
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1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation of lethal dose 50%.
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1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordModelled on NEET.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordThe E stands for engine, since Nginx is pronounced "engine X".
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAcronym for low-energy nuclear reaction(s).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInitialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other. Intended as a more inclusive alternative to the earlier LGB or GLB. Especially popular on the newsgroup soc.motss, where it was likely coined.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsInitialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or transsexual, derived from earlier LGB. Attested since 1988. Used as a self-designation in United States gay rights activism since about 1990.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsAn initialism, one of several expansions of the earlier initialism LGBT.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInitialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, and other. Used mostly on Usenet communities such as soc.motss. Expansion of earlier LGBO to explicitly include trans identities.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsCoined on the model of numerous other abbreviations such as LGBTQ and LGBTQIA.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSaid to have originated within Google, early 2000s, originally to give positive feedback on other people's work in a code review.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBlend of LGBT + TV, mocking the initialism, in reference to the South Korean multinational conglomerate LG.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSource etymology material for LH2; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation * (data compression): Short for Lempel-Ziv Huffman archiver, after the mathematicians on whose work it was based.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsSource etymology material for LHV; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAcronym of light detection and ranging. Synchronically also analyzable as blend of light + radar. The lowercase form (lidar) is by anacronymic evolution.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsAn abbreviation of German Lithographie (“lithography”) + Galvanoformung (“electroplating”) + Abformung (“molding”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordInspired by LOL (“laughing out loud”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordModelled after RINO (“Republican in name only”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom translingual LIV (“54”) due to LIV Golf originally having their events be played over 54 holes.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordInitialism of let's just be friends, as opposed to being lovers.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom LJ + -er.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the initials of researchers Lee Sukbae and Kim Ji-Hoon.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordLearned borrowing from Latin lēgum doctor (literally “teacher of laws”). The "L" is duplicated to indicate that the word lēgum is plural, similarly to pp. (“pages”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionDerived from Latin lēgum magister. The "L" is duplicated to indicate that the word lēgum is plural, similarly to pp. (“pages”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom Latin legum (LL) + baccalaureus.
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1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant of LMAO (“laughing my ass off”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant of LMAO (“Laughing My Ass Off”)
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordLMAO with an additional F meaning fucking.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant of LMAO (“laughing my ass off”)
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant of LMAO (“laughing my ass off”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInitialisms.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsInitialism.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAcronym of laugh(ing) out loud, apparently coined by Canadian Wayne Pearson in the early-to-mid 1980s and first attested in 1989.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsLOL (Initialism of laughing out loud.) + -z (Eye dialect spelling variant of the plural suffix -s.)
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom LOL + -er.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSee lord and Lord.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordPossibly a backronymic play on words of the Pokémon Lotad.
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1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordEarly 21st century, along with many other terms for additive manufacturing processes that have arisen contemporarily and since.
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1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom LP + -er.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSource etymology material for LRT; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Latin lībra solidus dēnārius.
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1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInitialism of La Trinidad, Benguet.
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1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInitialism for “long-term missing persons case”
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordShort for lower-upper.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordCoined in 1981 by American urban planning professor Frank J. Popper in his paper, “Siting LULUs”, Planning Magazine.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Medieval Latin LXX, a calque of Koine Greek οἱ Ο′ (hoi O′, “the 70”), used as an abbreviated title for the Septuagint, q.v.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBased on the LZ77 and LZ78 algorithms devised by Abraham Lempel and Jacob Ziv.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the names of its creators: Abraham Lempel, Jacob Ziv, and Terry Welch.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom LA
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSource etymology material for La-; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 拉薩 /拉萨 (Lāsà).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSource etymology material for La.; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordUsually thought to be a blend of Lamport + TeX, the former being the surname of its creator, Leslie Lamport.
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2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Laba Festival, a partial calque of the Mandarin form of Chinese 臘八節 /腊八节 (Làbājié), q.v.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Middle English Laban, from Latin Laban, from Koine Greek Λάβαν (Lában), from Biblical Hebrew לָבָן (Lāḇān).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsAmericanized spelling of French Labbé.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom French Labbé.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Arabic لَبِيب (labīb, literally “sensible, reasonable”); this surname is predominantly found in Egypt.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Serbo-Croatian Labin, ultimately from Latin Alvona.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsVariant of Labarre.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Polish Labus, Łabus or Łabuś.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Kapampangan Lacap.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As a Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Polish surname, from the noun Lach (“Pole”). * As a German surname, from the noun Lache (“pond”). * As a Slovene surname, Germanized from Lah.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom Lachlan + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As a Czech, Carpathian Rusyn, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene and Slovak surname, from a pet form of the name Ladislav (and sometimes Lazar). * As a Hungarian surname, from Lackó, a pet form of László, related to the above.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions* As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse hlaða (“to stack, pile”). * As a north German surname, variant of Ladwig, Ludwig. * Also as a German surname, from the archaic noun Lade (“chest”). * As an English surname, from O
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Ladin ladin, itself from Latin latīnus. Doublet of Latin and Ladino.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsFrom Ancient Greek Λάδων (Ládōn).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the French surname, variant of Lafont, Lafond.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Kankanaey Lagan, from lagan (“sand”).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Ancient Greek Λᾱγίδης (Lāgídēs, literally “son of Lagus”) (Λᾶγος (Lâgos)), the father of Ptolemy I Soter (or Ptolemy Lapides), the founder of the dynasty.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBorrowed from Portuguese Lagos, either from lagos (literally “lakes”) or after the Portuguese city. Piecewise doublet of Lakes.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentionsBorrowed from French Lague.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Latin Lāgus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Λᾶγος (Lâgos).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBlend of lag + Java.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant spelling of Leahy.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from German Lahl
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Lahm.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Finnish Lahti.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Lahu Laˇhuˍ.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Lai Lai.
3 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As an English surname, from Middle English lade (“river crossing”), from Old English gelād, from lād (“canal, watercourse”). * As an Estonian surname, from the noun laid (“holm, islet”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsTransliteration of Russian ла́йка (lájka, literally “barker”).
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentionsVariant of Leila and Layla, from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā), related to لَيْلَة (layla, “night”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsThe Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog laing.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Laino.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Lais.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Old Norse hlað (“pile, stack; barn”), a topographic surname for someone who lived near a barn.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Arabic لَيْث (layṯ).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Latin Lāius, from Ancient Greek Λᾱ́ῐ̈ος (Lā́ĭ̈os).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Mandarin 萊蕪 /莱芜 (Láiwú).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Lak Lak. More at Laks.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordDerived from the noun lake.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom lake + -er.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSource etymology material for Laki; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Hopi.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom French Lal. (“Lalande”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom a clipping of Lalafell.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Sanskrit ललित (lalita, “beautiful, lovely, graceful”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordTwo main origins: * Reduced form of Mullally, a surname of Irish origin. * Borrowed from French L'Ally or a variant of Laly.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBorrowed from Cantonese 林 (lam4) or Cantonese 藍/蓝 (lam4). Doublet of Lin and Lim.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom a placename in Normandy, which was derived from Old French la mare (“the pool”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As a French surname, variant of Lemay (partly due to American pronunciation). * Also as a French surname, from the placename Lamath in Meurthe-et-Moselle. The placename is attested in several forms, as early as Old Fre
1 source section · 1 relationship mention1. From Middle English lamb as a nickname. 2. From a short form of Lambert. 3. Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Luain. 4. Possibly also a translation of French agneau.
3 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Punjabi ਲੰਬਾ (lambā).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Clipping of Lamborghini.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Lamb + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from North German Lamke.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Cantonese 南丫 (naam⁴ aa¹).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Mandarin 嵐 /岚 (Lán).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordShort form of Alana, or from Russian Ла́на (Lána), diminutive of several names including Светла́на (Svetlána).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordThese source reports extend Wiktionary’s work through Kaikki / Wiktextract, with attribution and visible extraction limits. A relationship mentioned in a source is not automatically the immediate parent of a word. Newly written research analyses cite their own references. The reviewed graph has a separate evidence contract and counter.
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