Kern

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kurn'kurn'1 syllable
🇬🇧English
Mysterious

MEANING

SmallDarkSecretive

ORIGIN

Anglo-Saxon

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Old English word 'cern', meaning secret or hidden.

CULTURAL NOTES

Often associated with mystery and the unknown.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Used historically as a surname in England, often indicating a person who lived by a kernel or grain mill.

🇩🇪German
Sharp

MEANING

KernelGrain

ORIGIN

Germanic

ETYMOLOGY

From the German 'Kern', referring to the central part of a fruit or grain.

CULTURAL NOTES

Common as a surname in German-speaking countries.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Associated with agriculture and farming communities in Germany.

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