Keil | Name Meaning & Origin

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Origin and Meaning of the Name Keil

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Gender:

Boy

Origin:

German

Meaning:

Clumsy person

Pronunciation:

(kyel); (keel)   [Guide]

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A surname from a nickname for someone clumsy. Literally meaning wedge it came from the Old and Middle High German word kîl. At the time wedge or kîl was used as slang for someone clumsy. It was also used occasionally for someone living on a wedge shaped block of land or who used wedges in a job such as stone cutting.
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