# Kahl

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #89,508

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
German surname, from the adjective kahl (“bald”).
Also from Kahl am Main in Lower Franconia, itself named after the River Kahl, from Old High German kaldaha (literally “the cold river”), from kalt (“cold”) + aha (“river”).
Compare Cale.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kahl