Kaska

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Kaska. ==== Proper noun ==== Kaska Ellipsis of Kaska Dena, an Athabaskan people. Synonym: Kaskas Ellipsis of Kaska language, an Athabaskan language. Synonym: Danezāgé' Ellipsis of Kaska Nation, a tribal nation in Canada. === Etymology 2 === Learned borrowing from Hittite, of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the name of Circassia. ==== Proper noun ==== Kaska Alternative form of Kaskian (“ancient Anatolian people”). Alternative form of Kaskian (“ancient Anatolian language”). === Etymology 3 === As a Polish, Czech and Slovak surname, from Kaska or Kaška, pet form of the personal name Kazimír. Compare Kazimir. Also as a Czech and Slovak surname, diminutive of kaša (“porridge”), compare Kasa. Also as a Slovak surname, Kaška, a nickname from kaška (“primula veris”). As a German surname, variant of Kaske, itself Germanized from Slavic forms of Lukas, as well as the noun kaczka (“duck”). ==== Proper noun ==== Kaska (plural Kaskas) A surname from Czech. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Kaska is the 41038th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 531 individuals. Kaska is most common among White (88.7%) individuals. ==== Further reading ==== Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kaska”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 280. === Anagrams === kakas