Koehl, also
transliterated Köhl, is an
Upper German surname
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Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
constituting a
metaphonic variant
Variant may refer to:
In arts and entertainment
* ''Variant'' (magazine), a former British cultural magazine
* Variant cover, an issue of comic books with varying cover art
* ''Variant'' (novel), a novel by Robison Wells
* " The Variant", 2021 e ...
of the
Standard German
Standard High German (SHG), less precisely Standard German or High German (not to be confused with High German dialects, more precisely Upper German dialects) (german: Standardhochdeutsch, , or, in Switzerland, ), is the standardized variety ...
surname
Kohl
Kohl may refer to:
*Kohl (cosmetics), an ancient eye cosmetic
*Kohl (surname), including a list of people with the surname
*Kohl's
Kohl's (stylized in all caps) is an American department store retail chain, operated by Kohl's Corporation. ...
, derived from the
cognate
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word
''kohl'', meaning
cabbage
Cabbage, comprising several cultivars of ''Brassica oleracea'', is a leafy green, red (purple), or white (pale green) biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. It is descended from the wild cabbage ( ''B.&nb ...
. It tends to originate as an
occupational name for a
cultivator or
merchant
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of the crops.
People
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Albert Koehl (born 1959), Canadian lawyer and writer
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Albert Köhl
Julius ''Albert'' Köhl (born Jules ''Albert'' Koehl, 1879–1954) was a French-Swedish chef de cuisine.
Biography
Albert Koehl was born in 1879, and grew up in central Strasbourg, Alsace, then the German Empire, to Xavier Koehl, and Carolin ...
(1879–1954), German-Swedish chef de cuisine
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Dan Koehl (born 1959), French-Swedish elephant trainer
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Ditmar Koel
Ditmar Koel, also ''Dithmar Koel'', ''Ditmar Kohl'' or ''Dietmar Koehl'' (born around 1500, died 22 September 1563 in Hamburg), was a Captain, successful pirate hunter and Mayor of Hamburg.
Biography
In 1525 Koel was commander of one of four s ...
(1500–1563), German politician
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Émile Koehl
Émile Koehl (8 March 1921 – 6 January 2013) was a French politician and deputy of the French National Assembly 1978–1993, representing centre-right Union for French Democracy for the Bas-Rhin's 1st, Alsace, who also served as 1st deputy mayo ...
(1921–2013), French politician
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Georg Köhl
Georg Köhl (19 November 1910 – 15 January 1944) was a German footballer who played as a goalkeeper for 1. FC Nürnberg
1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V., often called 1. FC Nürnberg (, en, 1. Football Club Nure ...
(1910–1944), German football player
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Hermann Köhl (1888–1938), German aviator
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Laurent Koehl
Laurent Koehl, born 15 March 1971, is a contemporary French tenor.
Biography
Initially an audio engineer at Radio France and an amateur flautist, Laurent Koehl took his first courses in singing with :fr:Udo Reinemann and :fr:Gisèle Fixe ...
(born 1971), French tenor
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M. A. R. Koehl (born 1948), American marine biologist and Professor at University of California, Berkeley
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Matthias Koehl (1935–2014), American U.S. Marine, and political activist
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Keith Koehl
Keith Koehl is an American Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Austin in Texas, United States, and former Vice Rector of the Holy Trinity Seminary in Irving, Texas.
Biography
Keith Koehl was born and grew up in La Grange, Texas, United Sta ...
, American Catholic prelate
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Robert B. Koehl, American archaeologist
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Robert Lewis Koehl (1922–2015), U.S. Army Intelligence surveyor, and Professor Emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Wade Koehl
Wade Koehl (born September 22, 1984) is a former American football player. While playing college football, he was a linebacker for the University of Houston 2003–2006. He subsequently signed for the New Orleans Saints 2007 and for Team Tex ...
(born 1984), American football player
Other
* Koehl Lab, Department of Integrative Biology,
University of California, Berkeley
References
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German-language surnames
Surnames of French origin
Swiss-German surnames