Kost (surname)
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Kost is a German, Dutch, Polish and Ukrainian surname, either a nickname for a bony angular person from Ukrainian And Czech kost, Slovak kosť or Polish kość "bone" or a residual form of the baptismal name Konstantin.[1][2] It may refer to:
- Eryka Mondry-Kost (1940), Polish gymnast
- Joseph Kost (1947), Israeli academic
- Nina Kost (1995), Swiss swimmer
- R. J. Kost, American politician
- Roman Kost (1984), Ukrainian sculptor
- Thomas Kost (1969), German football manager
See also
References
- ^ "Kost Definition des Nachnamens". forebears.io. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
Kost Definition des Nachnamens: Restform zum Taufname Konstantin.
- ^ "Kost Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
German Dutch Polish And Ukrainian; Rusyn (In Slovakia Mainly Kosť): From A (Medieval) Vernacular Short Form Of Local Equivalents (For Some Of The Slavic Ones See Kostyk ) Of The Latin Personal Names Constantius And Constantinus (See Constant Constantine ). Ukrainian And Polish; Czech (Also Kosť) And Slovak (Mainly Kosť): Nickname For A Bony Angular Person From Ukrainian And Czech Kost Slovak Kosť Polish Kość 'Bone'. Jewish (Ashkenazic): Metonymic Occupational Name For A Grocer From German Kost 'Provisions Food'. In Some Cases Also An American Shortened Form Of Any Slavic Surname Beginning With Kost-. Compare Cost.
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