Kava
See also: kava
English
Etymology
Transliteration of Ukrainian Кава (Kava) or a phonetic respelling of Polish Kawa, from kawa (“jackdaw”); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kavъka (“jackdaw”).
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kava”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 284.
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