"Krass" meaning in English

See Krass in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Krasses [plural]
Etymology: * As a German surname, from krass (“extreme, stark”). * Also as a south German surname (Kräss), variant of Kress, itself converged from several origins such as variations of the name Christian, and the obsolete Middle High German kresse (“gudgeon”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|gmh|kresse|t=gudgeon}} Middle High German kresse (“gudgeon”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Krasses}} Krass (plural Krasses)
  1. A surname from German.

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