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King Surname Origin
(Origin Scottish) The primary sense is a head or leader. Gaelic, ceann; Welsh, cun and cwn, a head, a leader. Saxon, cyng, and nearly the same in all the Teutonic dialects.
Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.
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