Knoll

See also: knoll

English

Proper noun

Knoll

  1. A surname from German

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Knoll is the 3,697th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9,608 individuals. Knoll is most common among White (94.74%) individuals.

Czech

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈknol]

Proper noun

Knoll m anim (female equivalent Knollová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Knoll (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Knoll Knollové
genitive Knolla Knollů
dative Knollovi Knollům
accusative Knolla Knolly
vocative Knolle Knollové
locative Knollovi Knollech
instrumental Knollem Knolly

Further reading

  • “Knoll”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German knollo, from Proto-Germanic *knudan-, *knudla-, *knulla- (“lump”), possibly related to Old English cnotta.[1]

Cognate with German Knolle, English knoll, Dutch knol, Swedish knöl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /knol/
    • Rhymes: -ol

Noun

Knoll f (plural Knollen)

  1. (botany) bulb
  2. (botany) tuber

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Further reading

  • “Knoll” in Duden online
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