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Kien
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Appendix:Variations of "kien"
English
Etymology
Two main origins:
Borrowed from en vi Kiến.
Borrowed from en nl - and en de Kien, a variant of en Kuhn.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Kien is the 37180th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 600 individuals. Kien is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (68.33%) and White (24.0%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from Vietnamese surnames from Dutch surnames from German
German
Etymology
From de gmh kien, from de goh kien, from de gmw-pro *kēn.
Pronunciation
de /kiːn/ [kʰiːn]
de De-Kien.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de iːn
Noun
m,(e)s.sg
resinous wood, fit for firing
Declension
m,(e)s.sg
Derived terms
de kienartig
Related terms
de Kienföhre
de Kienbaum
de Kienberg
de Kienholz
de Kienspan
de Kiental