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Updated January 17, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Small

Boy name variations

Kleiner

Kleiner

0 % this year
Masculine
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Kleinert

Kleinert

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Kline

Kline

- 17% this year
Masculine
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How Popular Is The Name Klein

Family name origins & meanings

  • German, Dutch (also de Klein(e)) and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German, Dutch, German klein ‘small’, or Yiddish kleyn. This was a nickname for a person of small stature, but is also often found as a distinguishing name for a junior male, usually a son, in names such as Kleinhans and Kleinpeter.

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