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_Kane._ Ir. _cat́on_, pronounced _cahon_, from _cat́_, battle, and _an_,

a termination denoting a personal noun. A warrior.

_Kindall._ _Cyn_, or _cin_, suitable; _dál_, valley. A suitable valley.

Kendall, of like kinship.

_Kettle._ _Cetel_, a kettle.

_Kidder._ _Cidan_, to contend, quarrel, chide; _ere_, an agent. One who

chides; a chider.

_Kille._ _Cile_, cold, coldness. Or, more likely, _cille_, a battle.

_King._ _Cyng_, king, ruler, prince.

_Kingsbury._ _Cynges_, genitive of _cyng_, king; _beorh_, a city. King’s

city.

_Kingston._ _Cynges_, genitive of _cyng_, a king; _tún_, town. King’s

town.

_Kitchen._ _Cicene_, a kitchen.

_Knapp._ _Cnæpp_, a top, cop, knop, button.

_Knauf._ _Cnáfa_, one begotten, an offspring, a son, boy, youth.

_Knaup._ _Cnápa_, son, boy, youth.

_Knight._ _Cniht_, a boy, youth, attendant, a military follower.

_Knoll._ _Cnoll_, a knoll, a hill, top, cop, summit.

_Knott._ _Cnott_, a knot, a fastening, knitting.

_Knowles._ _Cnolles_, genitive of _cnoll_, a knoll, a hill. Belonging to

a knoll, or hill.

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