"Kill" meaning in English

See Kill in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Kills [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪl Etymology: * As a German and Dutch surname, probably shortened from Kilian. * Also as a German surname, from Kyll in the Eifel mountains, from Latin Celbis. * As a Jewish surname, probably from Yiddish קיל (kil, “cool”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{m|de|Kilian}} Kilian, {{der|en|la|Celbis}} Latin Celbis, {{der|en|yi|קיל|t=cool}} Yiddish קיל (kil, “cool”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Kills}} Kill (plural Kills)
  1. A surname. Wikipedia link: Kyll
    Sense id: en-Kill-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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