Kort

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of Knight of the Round Table. abbreviation, alt-of, informal
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of Knight of the Round Table. abbreviation, alt-of, informal
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of Knights of the Round Table. abbreviation, alt-of, informal, plural, plural-only
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

* As a Dutch surname, from the adjective kort (“short”). * As a German surname, pet form of Konrad. * As a Jewish surname, via Polish from Yiddish קאָרט (kort, “cord”), ultimately from the root of English cord. * Also as an Ashkenazic Jewish surname, from Yiddish קאַרטל (kartl, “card”), itself borrowed from German Karte.

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