Koller

English

Etymology

• As a south German surname, spelling variant of Kohler.
• Also as a German surname, from Koller (“horse collar”).
• Also as a German surname, from Westphalian/Rhenish dialect of the place name Köln (“Cologne”).

Proper noun

Koller (plural Kollers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Koller is the 5152^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6792 individuals. Koller is most common among White (94.61%) individuals.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkolɛr]

Proper noun

Koller m anim (female equivalent Kollerová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Koller (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Koller	Kollerové
genitive	Kollera	Kollerů
dative	Kollerovi	Kollerům
accusative	Kollera	Kollery
vocative	Kollere	Kollerové
locative	Kollerovi	Kollerech
instrumental	Kollerem	Kollery

Further reading

• “Koller”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔlɐ/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German kolre, from Old High German koloro, from Medieval Latin cholera (“outburst of anger”), from Latin cholera (“bile, anger”). Doublet of Cholera. Cognate with English choler.

Noun

Koller m (strong, genitive Kollers, plural Koller)

1. tantrum, paddy, fit

   Synonyms: Wutanfall, Zornausbruch

2. (veterinary medicine) staggers, megrims
3. (colloquial) an unwell feeling one has after having drunk too much alcohol the evening before

Declension

Declension of Koller [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Koller	die	Koller
genitive	eines	des	Kollers	der	Koller
dative	einem	dem	Koller	den	Kollern
accusative	einen	den	Koller	die	Koller

Derived terms

• Dummkoller
• Lagerkoller
• Tropenkoller

Etymology 2

From Middle High German koller, from Old High German kollāri, from Proto-West Germanic *kollārī. Doublet of Collier.

Alternative forms

• Köller, Goller, Göller

Noun

Koller n (strong, genitive Kollers, plural Koller)

2. yoke (part of an item of clothing which fits around the shoulders)

   Synonyms: Passe, Sattel

3. (archaic) jerkin

   Synonym: Wams

Declension

Declension of Koller [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Koller	die	Koller
genitive	eines	des	Kollers	der	Koller
dative	einem	dem	Koller	den	Kollern
accusative	ein	das	Koller	die	Koller

Descendants

• → Hungarian: gallér
  • → Romanian: guler

References

• “Koller” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Koller” in Duden online

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔlʎer]

Proper noun

Koller m pers (female equivalent Kollerová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Koller (pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Koller	Kollerovia	Kollerovci
genitive	Kollera	Kollerov	Kollerovcov
dative	Kollerovi	Kollerom	Kollerovcom
accusative	Kollera	Kollerov	Kollerovcov
locative	Kollerovi	Kolleroch	Kollerovcoch
instrumental	Kollerom	Kollermi	Kollerovcami

Further reading

• “Koller”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025