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Surname Etymology and Meaning of KEEN

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Bold, eager, daring; bright, fair; or may be the same as Kean.

Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import (1857).

1. English: from Kene, a short form of the Old English personal name Cen or Cyne, based on Old English cene ‘wise’, ‘brave’, ‘proud’.
2. Americanized spelling of German Kühn (see Kuehn).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)