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Where does “Katz” come from?

Katz is an English surname derived from Hebrew כֹּהֵן צֶדֶק, meaning "priest of righteousness," abbreviated to כ"ץ in Hebrew.

Ancestry of “Katz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankatze—
2Middle High Germankatzecat
3Old High Germankazza—
4Old High Germankatta—
5Proto-Celtickattācat
6Proto-Germanic*kattǭ—
7Latincattaa cat
8Latincattusa cat

Words derived from “Katz”

  • Katzian
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