Kaska
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English
Etymology 1
From Kaska.
Proper noun
Kaska
- Ellipsis of Kaska Dena.; An Athabaskan people
- Synonym: Kaskas
- Ellipsis of Kaska language.; An Athabaskan language
- Ellipsis of Kaska Nation.; A tribal nation in Canada
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Hittite, of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the name of Circassia.
Proper noun
Kaska
- Alternative form of Kaskian (“ancient Anatolian people”)
- Alternative form of Kaskian (“ancient Anatolian language”)
Etymology 3
- As a Polish, Czech and Slovak surname, from Kaska or Kaška, pet form of the personal name Kazimír. Compare Kazimir.
- Also as a Czech and Slovak surname, diminutive of kaša (“porridge”), compare Kasa.
- Also as a Slovak surname, Kaška, a nickname from kaška (“primula veris”).
- As a German surname, variant of Kaske, itself Germanized from Slavic forms of Lukas, as well as the noun kaczka (“duck”).
Proper noun
Kaska (plural Kaskas)
- A surname from Czech.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kaska is the 41038th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 531 individuals. Kaska is most common among White (88.7%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kaska”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 280.