"Cohen" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkoʊən/ [General-American] Forms: Cohens [plural]
Etymology: From Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohén, “cohen”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|כהן|כֹּהֵן|cohen|tr=kohén}} Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohén, “cohen”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Cohen (plural Cohens)
  1. A surname from Hebrew. The most popular Jewish surname.
    Sense id: en-Cohen-en-name-q5ReVpD5 Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Synonyms: Coen, Cohan, Cohn, Kaine, Kohen, Kohn Derived forms: cohencidence, cohencidental, Cohenian, Cohenist, Cohen-Macaulay, Cohen-Sutherland algorithm, Hosaka-Cohen transformation
    Sense id: en-Cohen-en-name-Vj3AlNl- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86

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