Ker

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ker"

English

Etymology

• 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 寇 (kòu); compare Kou.
• Also as a Chinese surname, from 柯 (kē) (compare Ke) and 葛 (compare Ge).
• Also as a Chinese surname, from 郭 (guō), compare Guo.

Proper noun

Ker (plural Kers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ker is the 30889^th 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.

Anagrams

• RKE, erk

German

Alternative forms

• Kerr, Kär
• ker, kerr, kär

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

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

Symbol

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