Kaska

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kaska"

English

Etymology 1

Kaska

Proper noun

Kaska

1. Ellipsis of Kaska Dena.; An Athabaskan people

   Synonym: Kaskas

2. Ellipsis of Kaska language.; An Athabaskan language
3. Ellipsis of Kaska Nation.; A tribal nation in Canada

Etymology 2

Hittite, of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the name of Circassia.

Proper noun

Kaska

1. Alternative form of Kaskian (“ancient Anatolian people”)
2. Alternative form of Kaskian (“ancient Anatolian language”)

Etymology 3

• As a Polish, Czech and Slovak surname, from Kaska or Kaška, pet form of the personal name Kazimír. Compare Kazimir.
• Also as a Czech and Slovak surname, diminutive of kaša (“porridge”), compare Kasa.
• Also as a Slovak surname, Kaška, a nickname from kaška (“primula veris”).
• As a German surname, variant of Kaske, itself Germanized from Slavic forms of Lukas, as well as the noun kaczka (“duck”).

Proper noun

Kaska (plural Kaskas)

1. A surname from Czech.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kaska is the 41038^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 531 individuals. Kaska is most common among White (88.7%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kaska”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 280.

Anagrams

• kakas