Given name & surname

Kocher

Kocher is a surname from German.

Original GermanKöcher

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Kocher comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Köcher.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Kocher’s family of names

In German usage, Kocher as a surname has a related form in Cook. In German usage, Kocher as a surname has a related form in KOCH. In English usage, Kocher as a surname was borrowed from the German form Köcher.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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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German

Cowher

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German

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“horse collar”

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Cortner

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Slovene

Koschier

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Old High German

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“bold”

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German

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German

Kulzer

Kulzer is a surname from German.

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German

Kaeser

“maker or seller of cheese”

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Sibling ideas

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