Kist
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English
Etymology 1
From the root of Georgian ქისტები (kisṭebi, “Ingush”).
Noun
Kist (plural Kists)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From the German surname, named after the town Kist in Würzburg. Also a Westphalian German Low German spelling variant of Kirst.
Proper noun
Kist (plural Kists)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kist is the 19527th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1383 individuals. Kist is most common among White (92.7%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 312.
Anagrams
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German kiste, from Old High German kista, from Proto-West Germanic *kistu (“chest, box”), from Latin cista (“chest, box”), from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, “chest, box, basket, hamper”), from Proto-Indo-European *kisteh₂ (“woven container”). Related to German Kiste and chest.
Pronunciation
Noun
Kist f (plural Kiste)