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English
Proper noun
Kann (plural Kanns)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kann is the 19671st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1370 individuals. Kann is most common among White (86.13%) individuals.
East Central German
Etymology
Compare German Kanne.
Noun
Kann f
- (Erzgebirgisch) can
Further reading
2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 71:
Pennsylvania German
Etymology 1
Compare German Korn, Dutch koren, English corn.
Noun
Kann n
- rye
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Compare German Kern, Dutch kern, English kernel.
Noun
Kann f (plural Kanne)
- kernel, seed
Etymology 3
Compare German Kanne, Dutch kan, English can.
Noun
Kann f (plural Kanne)
- can