Knoll
See also: knoll
English
Proper noun
Knoll
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Knoll is the 3,697th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9,608 individuals. Knoll is most common among White (94.74%) individuals.
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German knollo, from Proto-Germanic *knudan-, *knudla-, *knulla- (“lump”), possibly related to Old English cnotta.[1]
Cognate with German Knolle, English knoll, Dutch knol, Swedish knöl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /knol/
- Rhymes: -ol
Noun
Knoll f (plural Knollen)
- (botany) bulb
- (botany) tuber
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Further reading
- “Knoll” in Duden online