Given name & surname · also German
Kraft
“strength, power”
Kraft is a surname from German (ultimately Danish).
Original GermanKrachten
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kraft goes back to a word, meaning “strength, power.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Kraft comes from German, and ultimately from Danish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Kraft’s family of names
In German usage, Kraft as a surname has a related form in Crafft. In English usage, Kraft as a surname has a related form in CRAFT. In German usage, Kraft as a surname has a related form in KRACHT.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Krachtenvariant · German
- Kreftingvariant · German
- Kreftervariant · German
- Krechtingvariant · German
- Kräftingvariant · German
- Krafftvariant · German
- Krachtvariant · German
- Crafftvariant · German
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People named Kraft
- Kraft SchepkeGerman rower (1934–2023)
- Kraft, Prince of Hohenlohe-LangenburgGerman prince (1935-2004)
- Prince Kraft of Hohenlohe-IngelfingenPrussian artillery general and military writer (1827-1892)
- Crato, Count of Nassau-SaarbrückenCount of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1640-1642)1621–1642
- Charles VII of Hohenlohe-NeuensteinGerman prince1582–1641
- Kraft VI of Hohenlohe-WeikersheimCount of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim and canon of Mainz and Speyer1452–1503
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