Ker

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A chief of the Luo people.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    Initialism of Kerala India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Example

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"Ker's mother was forced to be a concubine and to work in the garden, and Ker was forced to gather red hibiscus leaves for tea and to tend to the goats."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Of Luo origin.

Etymology 2

* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Carr. * As a Hungarian surname, from Kér, name of a medieval Magyar tribe. * As a Chinese surname, romanized from 寇 (kòu); compare Kou. * Also as a Chinese surname, from 柯 (kē) (compare Ke) and 葛 (compare Ge). * Also as a Chinese surname, from 郭 (guō), compare Guo.

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