The kehl Surname
kehl Name Meaning and History
- habitational name from various places so named, notably the town across the Rhine from Strasbourg.
- from Middle High German kel(e) ‘throat’, hence a nickname possibly for someone with a goiter or perhaps with a distinctively throaty voice.
- variant of Köhl (see Kohl).
- from a northern German field name of unknown etymology.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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