Given name & surname · also German

Korf

“basket”

Korf is a surname from German, ultimately from Low German.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Korf goes back to Low German Korf, meaning “basket.”

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Where it comes from

Korf comes from German, and ultimately from Low German.

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How it developed

From Low German Korf (“basket”).

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Korf’s family of names

Korf may belong to the same name family as KORFF. This is a tentative spelling connection.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

Similar names

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

Low German

Kohr

Kohr is a surname from Low German. It is used in English and German.

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German

Koke

“kitchen; cake”

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71% boys · 29% girls

Lower Sorbian

Koth

“tomcat”

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German

Koch

Koch is a surname from German. It is used in English, German, Polish, and Czech.

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63% boys · 37% girls

German

Kosh

Kosh is a surname from German.

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56% boys · 44% girls

German

Kohne

Kohne is a surname from German.

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German

Cones

Cones is a surname from German.

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Danish

Kempf

Kempf is a surname from German, ultimately from Danish. It is used in English and German.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Korf’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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