Kawa

See also: kawa, kawá, and kawą

English

Etymology

From Polish Kawa, from kawa (“jackdaw”), a back-formation from kawka (“jackdaw”), from Proto-Slavic *kavъka. Alternatively, from kawa (“coffee”).
From Japanese かわ.

Proper noun

Kawa (plural Kawas)

A surname.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kawa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 284.

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɑːˈwɑː/

Proper noun

Kawa ?

a male given name

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