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Kit name meaning
Last Name
318
in the U.S.
in 2010
318
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
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Meaning and Origin
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Origin and Meaning of Kit
User Submitted Origins
English
50%
Hebrew
25%
African American
11%
American
4%
Latin
4%
Australian
4%
Greek
4%
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from Cameroon says the name Kit is of American origin and means "Kitten".
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
verb Kit
To cut.
noun Kit
A kitten.
Etymology: See Kitten
noun Kit
A small violin.
Etymology: Gf. AS. cytere harp, L. cithara. Cf. Guitar
noun Kit
Senses
- A large bottle.
- A wooden tub or pail, smaller at the top than at the bottom; as, a kit of butter, or of mackerel.
- A straw or rush basket for fish; also, any kind of basket.(Prov. Eng)
- A box for working implements.
- Hence:A collection of tools or other objects to be used for a specific purpose, often contained in a box which may be carried conveniently; a working outfit, as of a workman, a soldier, and the like; as, a plumber's kit; a doctor's kit; a cosmetic kit; a first-aid kit .
- A group of separate parts, things, or individuals; -- used with whole, and generally contemptuously; as, the whole kit of them; the whole kit and kaboodle.
Etymology: Cf. D. kit a large bottle, OD. kitte beaker, decanter
Other Dictionary Sources
- Young of any of various fur-bearing animals ("a fox kit")
- Gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
- A case for containing a set of articles
- Supply with a set of articles or tools
Wiktionary
English from the 14th century, from Middle Dutch kitte (“a wooden vessel made of hooped staves”). Related to Dutch kit "tankard". The further etymology is unknown.
- A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
- A kind of basket made from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket, used as a measure of weight.
- He was pushing a barrow on the fish dock, wheeling aluminium which, when full, each contain 10 stone of fish.
- A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack.
- Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.
- Always carry a good first-aid .
- A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble.
- I built the entire car from a .
- (Britain, sports) The standard set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players.
- (Britain, informal) Clothing.
- Get your off and come to bed.
- (computing, informal) A full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade.
- (music) drum kit
The transfer of meaning to the contents of a soldier's knapsack dates to the late 18th century, extended use of any collection of necessaries used for travelling dates to the first half of the 19th century. The further widening of the sense to a collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble emerges in US English in the mid 20th century.
- A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
- A kind of basket made from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket, used as a measure of weight.
- He was pushing a barrow on the fish dock, wheeling aluminium which, when full, each contain 10 stone of fish.
- A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack.
- Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.
- Always carry a good first-aid .
- A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble.
- I built the entire car from a .
- (Britain, sports) The standard set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players.
- (Britain, informal) Clothing.
- Get your off and come to bed.
- (computing, informal) A full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade.
- (music) drum kit
A short form of kitten. From the 16th century (spelled kytte, kitt). From the 19th century also extended to other young animals (mink, fox, muskrat, etc.), and to a species of small fox ("kit-fox").
- kitten
- kit fox
16th century, perhaps from cithara
- Synonym of kit violin
Borrowing from German kitte, kütte (ca. 1880).
- a school of pigeons, especially domesticated, trained pigeons
kit was also found in the following language(s): Crimean Tatar, Danish, Dutch, Hungarian, Jehai, Lojban, Polish, Portuguese, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, Spanish, Tok Pisin, and Turkmen
Notable Persons Named Kit
Notable Persons Named Kit
Kit Harington
Kit Harington is an actor. His ongoing career started in 2008. Kit was given the name Christopher Catesby Harington on December 26th, 1986 in London. Kit is also known as Christopher Harington.
Kit Carson
Kit Carson was a mountain man, frontiersman, guide, indian agent, united states army officer, and frontier. Kit was born on December 24th, 1809 in Richmond, Kentucky. He left this life on May 23rd, 1868.
Kit Culkin
Kit Culkin is an actor and manager. Kit was given the name Christopher Cornelius Culkin on December 6th, 1944 in Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Kit Hoover
Her career lasted from 1995 to 1995. Kit was given the name Catherine Hoover on July 29th, 1970 in Atlanta.
Kit Bond
Kit Bond is a senator. He was most active from 1987 to 2011. Kit was given the name Christopher Samuel Bond on March 6th, 1939 in St. Louis.
Kit Williamson
Kit Williamson is an actor. Kit was born on November 13th, 1985 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Kit is also known as Robert Chapman Williamson, Williamson, and Robert Chapman.
- Kit SymonsSoccer Player
- Kit WilliamsArtist
- Kit MalthouseFor North West Hampshire
- Kit Armstrong
- Kit Watkins
- Kit ColemanWar Correspondent
- Kit Osbourne
- Kit PellowBaseball Player
- Kit RachlisEditor
- Kit Bigelow
- Kit Wohl
- Kit McKennaBaseball Player
Notable Persons With the Last Name Kit
Notable Persons With the Last Name Kit
Barys Kit
Barys Kit is a in the fields of mathematics, astronautics, chemistry, and physics etc.. Barys was born on April 6th, 1910 in Saint Petersburg.
Wong Kiew Kit
Wong was born in 1944. Wong is also known as Wong Kiew Kit.
Jack Ah Kit
Jack Ah Kit is a Member of the Parliament of the Northern Territory for Arnhem. His most notable accomplishments were from 1995 to 2005. Jack was given the name John Leonard Ah Kit on July 22nd, 1950 in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Jack is also known as Ah Kit and Jack (nickname).
Lee Kit
Lee Kit is a in the fields of visual arts, painting, video, and sculpture. Lee was born in 1978 in Hong Kong.
Daniel-Leon Kit
Daniel-Leon Kit is an entertainer/performer, writer, and songwriter. He has been prominent since 2002. Daniel-Leon was given the name Daniel Leon Kit Walker on June 14th, 1998. Daniel-Leon is also known as Daniel-Leon and Daniel-Leon Kit Armstrong Hackett-Walker.
Leung Hing Kit
Leung Hing Kit is a soccer player for the South China AA, Hong Kong C Team, Hong Kong 08, Hong Kong Rangers FC, Hong Kong national under-23 football team, and Hong Kong national football team. Leung was born on October 22nd, 1989. Leung is also known as 梁興傑 (Chinese).
Ethnicity Distribution
| Ethnicity | Kit | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| █ | White | 52.20% | 64.26% |
| █ | African American | 5.97% | 11.96% |
| █ | Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander | 38.36% | 4.85% |
| █ | American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.00% | 0.69% |
| █ | Two or More Ethnicities | 2.20% | 1.76% |
| █ | Hispanic or Latino | 0.00% | 16.26% |
Of Last Name Kit
People with the last name Kit are most frequently White or Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander
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