 Cabbage harvest illustration, Tacuinum Sanitatis (15th century). | |
| Pronunciation | German pronunciation: [koːl] |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | German language |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) |
Middle High German: kōl, kœl, kœle Old High German: kōlo Latin: caulis ("stalk", "stem") |
| Word/name | Kohl |
| Meaning | Cabbage |
| Region of origin | Germanosphere sprachraum |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Upper German: Koehl/Köhl |
Kohl is a German surname derived from the word kohl, meaning cabbage. It tends to originate as an occupational name for a merchant or cultivator of the crops. [1]
Cabbage was most likely domesticated somewhere in Europe in Ancient history before 1000 BC. Cabbage in the cuisine has been documented since Antiquity. [2] It was described as a table luxury in the Roman Empire. [3] By the Middle Ages, cabbage had become a prominent part of European cuisine, as indicated by manuscript illuminations. [4] New variates were introduced from the Renaissance on, mostly by Germanic-speaking peoples.
Notable people with the surname
- Astrid Kohl (born 1968), German businesswoman, interior designer, and wife of Prince Alexander of Liechtenstein
- Bernhard Kohl (born 1982), Austrian professional cyclist
- Christiane Kohl, German soprano
- Franz Friedrich Kohl (1851–1924), Austrian entomologist
- Hannelore Kohl (1933–2001), wife of Helmut Kohl
- Helmut Kohl (1930–2017), Chancellor of Germany 1982–1998
- Herb Kohl (1935–2023), United States Senator
- Herbert R. Kohl (born 1937), United States writer
- Jeanne Kohl-Welles (born 1942), American politician
- Jerome Kohl (1946–2020), American musicologist
- Joseph Kohl (1831–1917), third mayor of Neutral Moresnet
- Ludwig Kohl-Larsen (1884–1969), German physician, amateur anthropologist, and explorer
- Peter Kohl (born 1965), German businessman and author
- Peter Kohl (scientist), German physiologist
- Sheryl Davis Kohl (born 1962), American politician
- Sisca Kohl (born 2002), Indonesian internet celebrity
See also
References
- ^ Duden Familiennamen, Dudenverlag, Mannheim 2005, ISBN 3-411-70852-2, S. 389
- ^ A brief historical sketch is in Toussaint-Samat, pp. 622ff.
- ^ The Natural History of Pompeii. Cambridge University Press. 2002. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-521-80054-9
- ^ Ingram, Christine (2000). The Cook's Guide to Vegetables. Hermes House. pp. 64–66. ISBN 978-1-84038-842-8.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
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Cabbage harvest illustration, Tacuinum Sanitatis (15th century). | |
| Pronunciation | German pronunciation: [koːl] |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | German language |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) |
Middle High German: kōl, kœl, kœle Old High German: kōlo Latin: caulis ("stalk", "stem") |
| Word/name | Kohl |
| Meaning | Cabbage |
| Region of origin | Germanosphere sprachraum |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Upper German: Koehl/Köhl |
Kohl is a German surname derived from the word kohl, meaning cabbage. It tends to originate as an occupational name for a merchant or cultivator of the crops. [1]
Cabbage was most likely domesticated somewhere in Europe in Ancient history before 1000 BC. Cabbage in the cuisine has been documented since Antiquity. [2] It was described as a table luxury in the Roman Empire. [3] By the Middle Ages, cabbage had become a prominent part of European cuisine, as indicated by manuscript illuminations. [4] New variates were introduced from the Renaissance on, mostly by Germanic-speaking peoples.
Notable people with the surname
- Astrid Kohl (born 1968), German businesswoman, interior designer, and wife of Prince Alexander of Liechtenstein
- Bernhard Kohl (born 1982), Austrian professional cyclist
- Christiane Kohl, German soprano
- Franz Friedrich Kohl (1851–1924), Austrian entomologist
- Hannelore Kohl (1933–2001), wife of Helmut Kohl
- Helmut Kohl (1930–2017), Chancellor of Germany 1982–1998
- Herb Kohl (1935–2023), United States Senator
- Herbert R. Kohl (born 1937), United States writer
- Jeanne Kohl-Welles (born 1942), American politician
- Jerome Kohl (1946–2020), American musicologist
- Joseph Kohl (1831–1917), third mayor of Neutral Moresnet
- Ludwig Kohl-Larsen (1884–1969), German physician, amateur anthropologist, and explorer
- Peter Kohl (born 1965), German businessman and author
- Peter Kohl (scientist), German physiologist
- Sheryl Davis Kohl (born 1962), American politician
- Sisca Kohl (born 2002), Indonesian internet celebrity
See also
References
- ^ Duden Familiennamen, Dudenverlag, Mannheim 2005, ISBN 3-411-70852-2, S. 389
- ^ A brief historical sketch is in Toussaint-Samat, pp. 622ff.
- ^ The Natural History of Pompeii. Cambridge University Press. 2002. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-521-80054-9
- ^ Ingram, Christine (2000). The Cook's Guide to Vegetables. Hermes House. pp. 64–66. ISBN 978-1-84038-842-8.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
| Germanic | | |
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| Semitic | ||
| Slavic | ||
| Other |
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