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Klein
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klein kléïn
English
+ (surname)
Etymology
en de Klein.
Pronunciation
klīn, en /klaɪn/
en aɪn 1
Proper noun
en German Small.
en Kline
en Jack Guy; Antonia Mortensen Germans urged to wear Jewish skullcap ahead of anti-Israel protests w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/28/europe/germany-kippah-solidarity-scli-intl-grm/index.html 2019-05-28 “I call on all citizens of Berlin and across Germany to wear the yarmulke (as the skullcap is known in Yiddish) next Saturday if there are new, intolerable attacks targeting Israel and Jews on the occasion of Al-Quds Day in Berlin,” said Felix Klein in a statement. https://web.archive.org/web/20250321054547/https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/28/europe/germany-kippah-solidarity-scli-intl-grm/index.html
Derived terms
en Klein-Nishina formula Klein-Waardenburg syndrome Waardenburg-Klein syndrome Klein bottle Kleinian kleinite Klein paradox Klein quadric Klein quartic Klein tunnelling,Klein tunneling Klein zone
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Klein is the 392nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 81,471 individuals. Klein is most common among White (95.4%) individuals.
See also
en Kline
Anagrams
en eikln Elkin Klien Kline inkle k-line kline lekin liken
French
Pronunciation
+ Klaillne Kleillne
fr
Proper noun
fr German, equivalent of the French fr Petit
German
Etymology
From de klein small.
Pronunciation
de De-Klein.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
surname
de common nicknames Small Klein,Kline
Declension
surname
Derived terms
de Kleinsche Flasche
Descendants
en Kline
fr Klein