Kitt

== English == === Etymology === As an English surname, from Kit, a pet form of Christopher; also from kit (“vessel of hooped staves”). As a German surname, from kit (“sprout, offshoot”), from Middle High German kīde, from Old High German *chīdi, from Proto-Germanic *kīþą (“sprout, seedling”). Compare Alemannic German chiide. === Proper noun === Kitt A surname. An unincorporated community in Jay County, Indiana, United States. Alternative spelling of Kit (the diminutive of Christopher) ==== Derived terms ==== Kitt Green Kitts Green === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kitt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 312. == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German küt, küte, from Old High German kuti, quiti, kwiti, from Proto-West Germanic *kwidu, from Proto-Germanic *kweduz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɪt/ === Noun === Kitt m (strong, genitive Kittes or Kitts, plural Kitte) putty (certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Kitt” in Duden online