Given name & surname · also German
Kiesling
“pebble”
Kiesling is a surname from German, ultimately from Old High German.
Original GermanKiesel
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kiesling goes back to Old High German kisil, meaning “pebble.”
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Where it comes from
Kiesling comes from German, and ultimately from Old High German.
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How it developed
From German Kiesling, from Middle High German kiselinc, from Old High German kisil (“pebble”).
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Kiesling’s family of names
In English usage, Kiesling as a surname shares a linguistic root with the German form KIESEL. In English usage, Kiesling as a surname has a related form in KEISLING.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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