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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Koch
- A language of Meghalaya (India), Assam, Tripura, Manipur, West Bengal, Bihar, and Bangladesh.
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Koch (“cook”), an occupational surname.
Proper noun
Koch (plural Kochs)
- A surname from German.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Koch is the 698th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 49,395 individuals. Koch is most common among White (95.3%) individuals.
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German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German koch, from Old High German choch, from Proto-West Germanic *kok (“a cook”).
Noun
Koch m (strong, genitive Kochs or Koches, plural Köche, feminine Köchin)
- cook (one who cooks; male or unspecified gender)
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Proper noun
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Koch m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Kochs or (with an article) Koch, plural Kochs or Koch)
- a surname originating as an occupation
Declension
Etymology 2
From Middle High German koch, derived from the verb kochen (“to cook”).
Noun
Koch n (strong, genitive Kochs or Koches, no plural)
- (Austria, Bavaria) mush, porridge
Declension
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Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
Koch m (plural Kech, feminine Kechin)
- cook
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Plautdietsch
Noun
Koch m (plural Kochen)
- cook
Polish
Etymology
From German Koch (“cook”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔx/
- Rhymes: -ɔx
- Syllabification: Koch
Proper noun
Koch m pers
- a male surname
Declension
Proper noun
Koch f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Further reading
- “Koch”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022