Kist

See also: kist

English

Etymology 1

From the root of Georgian ქისტები (kisṭebi, “Ingush”).

Noun

Kist (plural Kists)

1. Synonym of Nakh, a Caucasian people, particularly the Nakh living in Georgia.

Derived terms

• Kistian

Etymology 2

From the German surname, named after the town Kist in Würzburg. Also a Westphalian German Low German spelling variant of Kirst.

Proper noun

Kist (plural Kists)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kist is the 19527^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1383 individuals. Kist is most common among White (92.7%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kist”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 312.

Anagrams

• kits, skit, tisk

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German kiste, from Old High German kista, from Proto-West Germanic *kistu (“chest, box”), from Latin cista (“chest, box”), from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, “chest, box, basket, hamper”), from Proto-Indo-European *kisteh₂ (“woven container”). Related to German Kiste and chest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰiʃt/

Noun

Kist f (plural Kiste)

1. chest, box

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary