Kille

See also: kille

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, variant of Kill.
• Also as an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Kille, probably of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin; compare the Old Norse name Kíli.
• As a German surname, borrowed from German Kille, a variant of Kilian.

Proper noun

Kille (plural Killes)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kille is the 39419^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 558 individuals. Kille is most common among White (91.04%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kille”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 304.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kille in 1874. Derived from a variant of kil (“gully between two sandbars”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪ.lə/
• Hyphenation: Kil‧le
• Rhymes: -ɪlə
• Homophone: kille

Proper noun

Kille n

1. A hamlet in Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN