Ker

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English

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Etymology

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  • As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Carr.
  • As a Hungarian surname, from Kér, name of a medieval Magyar tribe.
  • As a Chinese surname, romanized from (kòu); compare Kou.
  • Also as a Chinese surname, from () (compare Ke) and (compare Ge).
  • Also as a Chinese surname, from (guō), compare Guo.

Proper noun

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Ker (plural Kers)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ker is the 30889th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 753 individuals. Ker is most common among White (62.02%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (26.69%) individuals.

Proper noun

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Ker

  1. (India) Initialism of Kerala

Anagrams

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Clipping of Kerl (guy), hence also the capitalisation.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɛr/, [kɛɐ̯]
  • IPA(key): [kea̯], [kʲea̯] (locally also)

Interjection

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Ker

  1. (colloquial, regional, Westphalia, especially Ruhrgebiet) man; jeez; expresses surprise, agitation, irritation
    Ker, wat is dat hier für ’n Chaos!
    Man, what a chaos it is around here!

Swedish

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Symbol

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Ker

  1. (SAB) history of Wales
    Holonym: Ke
    Coordinate terms: Ke.2, Ke.3, Ke.4, Ke.5, Ke.6, Ker, Kes, Ket, Kex, Key