Kone
See also: kone
English
Etymology
- As a German surname, Americanized from Kohn or Dutch Koen.
- As an English and Irish surname, variant of Cone.
- As a West African surname, from the Koné clan of the Bambara and Mandinka tribes. Compare Konneh.
Proper noun
Kone (plural Kones)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kone is the 19027th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1431 individuals. Kone is most common among Black/African American (71.42%) and White (22.15%) individuals.
Anagrams
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German kone, kon, from Old High German chuuena, quena, from Proto-West Germanic *kwenā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoːnə/
- Hyphenation: Ko‧ne
Noun
Kone f (genitive Kone, plural Konen)
- (obsolete) wife
Declension
Declension of Kone [feminine]
Derived terms
- Konfrau
- Konleute
- Konmann
- Konschaft
Further reading
- “Kone” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.