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Cohen (surname)
Cohen ( he, כֹּהֵן, ''kōhēn'', "priest") is a surname of Jewish, Samaritan and biblical origins (see: Kohen). It is a very common Jewish surname (the most common in Israel), and the following information discusses only that origin. Cohen is one of the four Samaritan last names that exist in the modern day. Many Jewish immigrants entering the United States or United Kingdom changed their name from Cohen to Cowan (sometimes spelled "Cowen"), as Cowan was a Scottish name. The name "Cohen" is also used as a given name. Origin Bearing the surname often (although not always) indicates that one's patrilineal ancestors were priests in the Temple of Jerusalem. A single such priest was known as a Kohen, and the hereditary caste descending from these priests is collectively known as the Kohanim. As multiple languages were acquired through the Jewish diaspora, the surname acquired dozens of variants. Not all persons with related surnames are kohanim, and not all kohanim have related ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kohen
Kohen ( he, , ''kōhēn'', , "priest", pl. , ''kōhănīm'', , "priests") is the Hebrew word for "priest", used in reference to the Aaronic priesthood, also called Aaronites or Aaronides. Levitical priests or ''kohanim'' are traditionally believed and halakhically required to be of direct patrilineal descent from the biblical Aaron (also ''Aharon''), brother of Moses. During the existence of the Temple in Jerusalem, ''kohanim'' performed the daily and holiday (Yom Tov) duties of korban, sacrificial offerings. Today, ''kohanim'' retain a lesser though distinct status within Rabbinic and Karaite Judaism and are bound by additional restrictions according to Orthodox Judaism. In the Samaritan community, the kohanim have remained the primary religious leaders. Ethiopian Jewish religious leaders are sometimes called ''kahen'', a form of the same word, but the position is not hereditary and their duties are more like those of rabbis than kohanim in most Jewish communities. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coyne (surname)
Coyne is a surname of Irish origin anglicised from the Gaelic ''Ó Cadhain'' meaning "descendant of Cadhan". Notable people with the surname include: * Andre Coyne, dam engineer *Andrew Coyne, journalist * Bernard Coyne (bishop), Bishop of Elphin from 1913 to 1926 *Bernard Coyne (giant) (1897–1921), American who is one of only 20 individuals in medical history to have stood 8 feet (240 cm) or more *Brian Coyne (born 1959), Scottish (soccer) football player and manager * Christopher Coyne (other), multiple people :*Christopher J. Coyne (born 1958), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont :*Christopher Coyne (professor) (born 1977), professor of economics :*Chris Coyne (born 1978), Australian (soccer) footballer :* Chris Coyne, co-founded the websites OkCupid, keybase and SparkNotes *Dale Coyne, auto racer *Danny Coyne, footballer *Deborah Coyne, lawyer, professor and author * Frank J. Coyne, CEO of Insurance Services Office, Inc. *Gary Coyne (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaganovich (other)
Kaganovich (; ) is a Jewish surname. It comes from the Hebrew word “Cohen” which means Priest. Kaganovich may refer to: People * Ida Rosenthal (''born Ida Kaganovich'', 1886–1973), a Russian-American dressmaker, businesswoman * Der Nister (1884–1950), pen name of ''Pinchas Kaganovich (Kahanovich)'', a Yiddish author, philosopher, translator, and critic * Lazar Kaganovich (1893–1991), Soviet politician Other * 16131 Kaganovich (1999 XV97), a main-belt asteroid * Qaraçuxur (also Imeni Kaganovicha, Kaganovich, Kaganovicha), a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan * Soviet cruiser ''Kaganovich'', a ''Kirov''-class battlecruiser * Poliske, a town in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone named Kaganovichi Pervye or Kahanovychi Pershi during the Soviet era See also * Kagan (other) * Kogen (other) * Kogon (other) * Kohen Kohen ( he, , ''kōhēn'', , "priest", pl. , ''kōhănīm'', , "priests") is the Hebrew word for " priest", used in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagan (surname)
Kagan is a surname (Kaganovich (other), Kaganovich variation). "Kagan" is a primarily Russian language, Russian-Jewish surname which could be derived from the surname Kohen, Cohen (in Russian language, Russian the consonant h is replaced with the consonant g). Notable people with the ''Kagan'' surname include: * Bernhard Kagan (1866–1932), German chess player, writer, publisher, editor, and organizer * Carolyn Kagan, British psychologist * Daryn Kagan (born 1963), former American newscaster * David Kagan (born 1949), American bishop * Donald Kagan (1932–2021), Yale historian specializing in ancient Greece (Frederick and Robert Kagan's father) * Elena Kagan (born 1960), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Supreme Court, dean of Harvard Law School, and U.S. Solicitor General (under President Obama). * Emily Kagan (born 1981), American mixed martial artist * Frederick Kagan (born 1970), professor of military history (Robert Kagan's brother) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaner (other)
Kaner may refer to: People with the surname * Cem Kaner (fl. from 1988), American professor of software engineering * Jake Kaner (born 1959), British academic * Matthew Kaner (born 1986), British composer * Ömer Kaner (born 1959), Turkish footballer * Richard Kaner (fl. from 1984), American chemist * Walter Kaner (1920–2005), American journalist Places * Kaner State, a village and former princely state in Kathiawar, Gujarat, India See also * Kanera (other) * Danish Kaneria Danish Parabha Shankar Kaneria ( ur, ; ), (born 16 December 1980) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 2000 and 2010. A right-arm leg spinner known for his well-disguised googly. He is fourth ... (born 1980), Pakistani cricketer {{disambiguation, surname Surnames of Jewish origin Kohenitic surnames Jewish families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowan (surname)
Cowan is a surname of both Scottish-Irish and Jewish origins. As a Scottish or Irish surname The name Cowan is first seen in the historical record in the UK and Ireland among Briton people in the Scottish and English borderlands. It derives from the old Gaelic MacEoghain or MacEoin (the "mac" prefix meaning "son of") or the Gaelic given name Eoghan. Alternate Anglicized spellings in Scotland include Cowen and Kewon. Similar names with the same derivation in Ireland and Northern Ireland are Coen, Coan, and Coyne, as well as McKeown and McKeon (the Irish prefix "mc" having the same meaning as the Scottish Gaelic "mac"). Notable people with the surname * Adeline May Cowan, Scottish botanist * Aileen H. Cowan (born 1926), Canadian painter and sculptor * Andrew Cowan (other), several people * Austin M. Cowan (1885–1949), Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court * Barry Cowan (broadcaster), journalist and broadcaster * Barry Cowan (tennis), former tennis player * Bernard Cowan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kon (surname)
Kon is a surname in a number of cultures and may refer to: *Bolesław Kon (1906–1936), Polish concert pianist * Chiaki Kon, Japanese anime director * Fabio Kon, Brazilian computer scientist * Feliks Kon (1864–1941), Polish communist activist * Fyodor Kon, 16th-century Russian military engineer and architect * Haruhiko Kon (born 1910), Japanese field hockey player * Henech Kon (1890-1972), Polish Jewish composer and performer * Hidemi Kon (1903–1984), Japanese literary critic and essayist * Igor Kon (1928–2011), Russian philosopher, psychologist, and sexologist * James Kon, also spelt Kone (born 1987), South Sudanese footballer * Marko Kon (born 1972), Serbian singer * Michiko Kon (born 1955), Japanese photographer * Satoshi Kon (1963–2010), Japanese director of anime films * Stella Kon Stella Kon (''née'' Lim Sing Po, born 1944) is a Singaporean playwright. She is best known for her play, ''Emily of Emerald Hill'', which has been staged internationally. She is a reci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kohn
Kohn is both a first name and a surname. Kohn means cook in Yiddish. It may also be related to Cohen. Notable people with the surname include: * Angela Kohn (Jacki-O), rapper * Arnold Kohn, Croatian Zionist and longtime president of the Jewish community Osijek * Alfie Kohn, American lecturer and author * Bernard Kohn, architect * Dan Kohn-Sherbock, Jewish theologian * David Kohn, Russian archaeologist * Donald Kohn, American economist, former Federal Reserve Vice Chair * Eugene Kohn, rabbi * Fritz Kortner (born as Fritz Nathan Kohn), Austrian-born stage and film actor * Joseph J. Kohn, mathematician * Hans Kohn, philosopher and historian * Ladislav Kohn, Czech hockey player * Matt Kohn, American football player * Michael Kohn, American major league baseball pitcher * Mike Kohn, American bobsledder * Milton Kohn, American architect and holocaust collector * Ralph Kohn (1927–2016), British medical scientist and benefactor of music * Robert D. Kohn, architect * Sigurd Kohn, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kahn
Kahn is a surname of German origin. ''Kahn'' means "small boat", in German. It is also a Germanized form of the Jewish surname Cohen, another variant of which is ''Cahn''. in the People with the personal name Kahn * Kahn Fotuali'i (born 1982), New Zealand rugby-union player of Samoan origin * (1861–1938), Punjabi Sikh scholar, writer, anthologist, lexicographer, and encyclopedistPeople with the surname Kahn *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kahane
Some people named Kahane include: * Anetta Kahane, German journalist * Binyamin Kahane, Israeli Air Force pilot, recipient of Medal of Courage * Rabbi Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane, founder of the Israeli Kahane Chai party; son of Rabbi Meir Kahane * Brianna Kahane (born 2002), American child prodigy violinist * Gabriel Kahane, American composer, pianist and singer-songwriter * Howard Kahane, professor of philosophy known for promoting a popular approach to logic * Jack Kahane (1887–1939), Manchester-born writer and publisher * Jackie Kahane, Polish-Canadian stand up comedian. * Jean-Pierre Kahane (1926–2017), French mathematician * Jeffrey Kahane, American pianist and conductor * Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the American Jewish Defense League and the Israeli Kach party * Rabbi Nachman Kahane, rabbinic scholar involved in renewal of Sanhedrin; author of commentary on Tosafot of the Talmud; brother of Rabbi Meir Kahane See also * Cohen (surname) * Kohen, a direct male descen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cohn
Cohn is a Jewish surname (related to the last name Cohen). Notable people sharing the surname "Cohn" * Al Cohn (1925–1988), American jazz saxophonist, arranger and composer * Alan D. Cohn, American government official * Alfred A. Cohn (1880–1951), American screenwriter * Alice Cohn (1914–2000), German graphic artist * Art Cohn (1909–1958), American sportswriter, screenwriter and author * Arlen Cohn (1953-), author of ''Friends of a Feather'' and ''Solar System SOS'' * Arthur Cohn (b. 1927), Swiss film producer * Arthur Cohn (1894–1940), mathematician known for Cohn's irreducibility criterion * Avern Cohn (1924-2022), United States District Court judge * Bernard Cohn (1928-2003), American anthropologist * Craig Cohn (b. 1983), birth name of American professional wrestler Craig Classic * Daniel Cohn-Bendit (b. 1945), French-German politician * Dan Cohn-Sherbock (b. 1945), Jewish theologian *David Cohn (b. 1995), American-Israeli player in the Israeli Basketball Prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cohan
Cohan is a surname of Irish origins. It is a variant of Cohane, which itself is an Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Cadhain. Cohan is also a variant spelling of the Hebrew surname Cohen. This version of that name is commonly found among Jews in France. Notable people named Cohan include: * Chris Cohan (born 1950), owner of the Golden State Warriors of the NBA *Don Cohan (1930–2018), American Olympic bronze medal winner in sailing *George M. Cohan (1878–1942), American entertainer (member of Four Cohans) *Helen Cohan (1910–1996), American stage dancer, film actress *Lauren Cohan (born 1982), English-American actress *Peter Cohan, American businessman *Robert Cohan (1925–2021), British-American dancer and choreographer * Ryan Cohan (born 1971), American jazz pianist and composer * William D. Cohan (born 1960), American business writer See also * Coulonges-Cohan, a commune in the Aisne department in France's Hauts-de-France region * James Cohan Gallery James Cohan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
