German: from the personal name Kuno, a short form of
Kunrat (see Konrad). The German word kühn,
meaning ‘bold’, may have influenced the popularity of this short form,
but is not necessarily the immediate source of it.German: variant
spelling of Kühn(e) (see Kuehn).Jewish
(Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German kühn ‘bold’, but
in some cases an altered spelling of Cohn or Kohn (see
Cohen).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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