Surname Elements K

This list contains surname elements and their meanings used in farm names, nobility names and ornamental names:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V/W X Y Z Å Ä/Æ Ö/Ø

• kierke - see kyrkje
• kirch - see kyrkje
• kirk - see kyrkje
• kirke - see kyrkje
• kjer - see kjær
• kjær (kjer, kjær)
  • Old Norse kjarr = 'copsewood', 'brush-wood', 'thicket'
• klit
  • Danish klit = 'sand dune'
  • Old Norse klettr = 'crag'
• klov
  • Old Norse klofi = 'cleft', 'rift' (in a hill)
• kobber
  • Old Norse koparr = 'copper'
• kragh
  • Old Norse krákr = 'crow', 'raven' (see also Krákr)
• krans (crantz, krans, krantz, kranz)
  • German kranz = 'crown'
• krantz - see krans
• kranz - see krans
• krog - see krok
• krohn - see kron
• krok (krog, krok)
  • Old Norse krókr = 'curve', 'bend', 'corner'
• kron (cron, crona, krohn, kron, kroon)
  • Old Norse krúna = 'crown'
• kroon - see kron
• kvisla
  • Old Norse kvísl = 'fork' (of a river)
• kvist (kvist, quist, qvist)
  • Old Norse kvistr = 'twig', 'branch'
• kyrkje (kierke, kirch, kirk, kirke, kyrkje)
  • Old Norse kirkja = 'church'