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♂ Kern
What does Kern mean?
Kern 
as a boys' name is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Kern is "small swarthy one". "Kern" is also a term for a lightly armed soldier.
STARTS WITH Ke-
ASSOCIATED WITH irish, small (little), swarthy (dark), soldier (warrior)
Variations
VARIANTS Curran, Kearn, Kearne, Kearns
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Kern Waylen (K.W.), ..
How popular is Kern?
Kern is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#1162 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
The only popular variation form of Kern (NOT IN TOP 2000) ranked in the Top 2000 is Curran. This relation of Kern was at the height of its popularity in 1993. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Kern is alike in pronunciation to Cairn, Carne, Kairn, Kairne and Keiron. Other recommended sound-alike names are Bern, Hern, Karny (see Kearney), Kean, Kearny, Keen, Keiran, Ken▼, Kenn, Keon, Ker, Kerem, Kerk, Kerr, Kerwin, Kerwyn, Kieran▲, Kieren, Kieron, Kiran, Koren, Korin, Kyran, Kyron, Tern and Vern▼. These names tend to be more frequently used than Kern.
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