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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • German (Künnen) : metronymic from a short form of the female personal name Kunigunde, composed of the Old High German elements kunni ‘clan’ + gund ‘battle’. This was a popular name among the nobility from the 11th century.

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