Given name & surname

Kone

Kone is a surname with more than one origin.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Kone has more than one origin: as a German surname, it comes from Dutch Koen; as a West African surname, it comes from Bambara.

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How it developed

From Dutch Koen.

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Kone’s family of names

In English usage, Kone as a surname has a related form in CONE. In Greek usage, Kone as a surname is a transliteration of Κονέ. In Greek usage, Kone as a surname is a transliteration of Κόνε.

Walk Kone’s family in the name graph

KoneΚονέΚόνεCone

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Kone, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

German

Koons

Koons is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from German.

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Dutch

Koppes

Koppes is a surname from Dutch.

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Korean

Kook

Kook is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from Korean.

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41% boys · 59% girls

German

Kolk

“bog, watering hole”

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Dutch

Koors

Koors is a surname from Dutch.

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Dutch

Cools

Cools is a surname from Dutch. It is used in English, French, and Dutch.

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Dutch

Kool

Kool is a surname from Dutch.

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71% boys · 29% girls

Dutch

Coene

Coene is a surname from Dutch. It is used in English and Dutch.

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Sibling ideas

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