Last name origins & meanings:
- German: from the personal name Kuno, a short form of
Kunrat (see Konrad). The German word kühn,
meaning ‘bold’, may have influenced the popularity of this short form,
but is not necessarily the immediate source of it.
- German: variant
spelling of Kühn(e) (see Kuehn).
(Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German kühn ‘bold’, but
in some cases an altered spelling of Cohn or Kohn (see
Comments for Kuhn