name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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Standard Lemma guide
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CMU ARPABET: K ER1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Initialism of Kerala
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Usage: India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Meaning 3
A chief of the Luo people.
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History
Etymology
* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Carr. * As a Hungarian surname, from Kér, name of a medieval Magyar tribe. * As a Chinese surname, romanized from 寇 (kòu); compare Kou. * Also as a Chinese surname, from 柯 (kē) (compare Ke) and 葛 (compare Ge). * Also as a Chinese surname, from 郭 (guō), compare Guo.
Of Luo origin.