Kloss
Kloss (name) means a German surname, most associated with American model Karlie Kloss. Example: “Karlie Kloss walked in numerous major fashion shows.”
Word forms
- Plural
- Klosses
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Karlie _____ walked in numerous major fashion shows.
Etymology
As a German surname Klöss, it comes from the personal name Kloss, a shortened form of Nikolaus (compare Klos). It can also be a German surname from the noun Kloß ("lump, block"), or a Germanised form of various Slavic surnames — Upper Sorbian kłós, Lower Sorbian kłos and Polish kłos — all meaning "ear or spike of cereal" (see also Klos).