Kawa

See also: kawa, kawá, and kawą

English

Etymology

• From Polish Kawa, from kawa (“jackdaw”), a back-formation from kawka (“jackdaw”), from Proto-Slavic *kavъka. Alternatively, from kawa (“coffee”).
• From Japanese かわ.

Proper noun

Kawa (plural Kawas)

1. A surname.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kawa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 284.

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑːˈwɑː/

Proper noun

Kawa ?

1. a male given name