Kidney

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname from Irish.

proper noun

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A surname from Irish.

Etymology

From a mistranslation of Irish Ó Dubháin (“descendant of Dubhán”) (directly rendered in English as Duane), a personal name from a diminutive of dubh (“black”). This was confused with dubhán (“kidney”), which in fact is a derivative of dubh (“black”).

Forms

plural: Kidneys

kidnapper · A person who kidnaps someone.kidnapping · The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes…kidney · An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.

Kidney · A surname from Irish.

Kieran · A unisex given name from Irish, an anglicized form of Ciarán.kiev · A dish like chicken Kiev, with substitutes for the chicken,…Kiev · Alternative form of Kyiv: The capital city of Ukraine and the…

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