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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kelch.
Proper noun
Kelch (plural Kelchs)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kelch is the 10613th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3018 individuals. Kelch is most common among White (95.0%) individuals.
Further reading
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German kelich, from Old High German kelih, from Proto-West Germanic *kalik (“chalice”).
Noun
Kelch m (strong, genitive Kelches or Kelchs, plural Kelche)
- chalice (large, often precious drinking cup with a stem)
- Synonym: Pokal
- (Christianity) the chalice used for the Eucharist; (also biblical) the cup by which Jesus alludes to his crucifixion (e.g. Matthew 20:22)
- (botany) calyx
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Middle High German kelch, from Old High German chelch.
Noun
Kelch m (strong, genitive Kelches or Kelchs, plural Kelche)
- (dialectal) double chin
- Synonym: Doppelkinn
Declension
Further reading
- “Kelch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kelch” in Duden online