Given name & surname · also German
Cohn
“priest”
Cohn is a surname from German, ultimately from Hebrew.
Original GermanKohn
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cohn goes back to Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohén), meaning “priest.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Cohn comes from German, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Cohn as a surname developed from KOHN.
Cohn’s family of names
In English usage, Cohn as a surname developed from the German form KOHN. In German usage, Cohn as a surname has a related form in COHEN. In German usage, Cohn as a surname has a related form in CAHN.
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Around the world
Cohn has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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