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Kaiser
- Used in: 2 countries
Origin: English
Inherited from Middle English kayser, from Old High German keisar (“emperor”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaisar, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz. The native Old English descendant of that Proto-Germanic word was cāser (“emperor”), but the shape of Middle English kayser (“emperor”) (versus the expected *caser, *coser) suggests it was borrowed from another Germanic language rather than inherited, and the modern English spelling and sense seem to be modified after modern German rather than a direct continuation of Middle English. Compare tsar, which was borrowed from Slavic. Doublet of Caesar and tsar.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
- Kaiserman Derived from Kaiser
- Kaisermann Derived from Kaiser
- Kaisermetz Derived from Kaiser
- Kaiserlian Derived from Kaiser
- Kaisermertz Derived from Kaiser
- Kaisersmertz Derived from Kaiser
- Kaisergruber Derived from Kaiser
- Kaise Root name
- Abel English origin
- Abraham English origin
Popularity by Country
Kaiser
Rank #977
Frequency
32,567 people (12.07 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 94.64% Hispanic 1.4% Black 1.69% Asian/PI 0.7% Native Am. 0.48% Two+ 1.09%
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