Given name & surname · also German
Kellner
“(wine) cellar administrator”
Kellner is a surname from Middle High German, ultimately from Late Latin. It is used in German and Czech.
Original GermanKeller
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kellner goes back to Medieval Latin cellenarius, meaning “(wine) cellar administrator.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Kellner comes from Middle High German, and ultimately from Late Latin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle High German kelnære, from Old High German kelnere, from Medieval Latin cellenarius (“(wine) cellar administrator”), from Late Latin cellārium (“pantry”); its root is Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Kellner’s family of names
In German usage, Kellner as a surname has a related form in Keller. In English usage, Kellner as a surname has a related form in KELNER. In German usage, Kellner as a surname has a related form in KELNER.
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Around the world
Kellner has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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