German : from Killing, a variant of Kilian or
Kille (see Killey).
Possibly an altered form of
Swiss German Külling, a variant of Küllig, itself
a derivative of Kille (see Killey), or a topographic
name from South German gülle ‘swamp’, ‘dung puddle’.
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