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KARL, Carle, Charles ;
INTERPRETATION OP NAMES. 489
one who is strong, vigorous, powerful
F. Pichler. Old German or Gothic, chart, vir maritus, a
married man, harl, vir senex, an old man; Anglo-Saxon,
carl, ccfvl, masculus, masculine, having the qualities of a
man, strong, robust, bold, brave.
KASPAR, Kasper, Casper, Jasper, Gasper, French; a royal
treasurer ; first Lord of the treasury—F. Pichler. Probably
derived from the old German cassa, casse, kasse, a money-box
or treasury, and per, peran, bearan, hyren, to bear, to pos-
sess and use as power, to exercise ; to act in any character.
KILIAN, Killian,* one who quiets, soothes, assuages, pleases,
captivates by words—this is its meaning, if derived from the
Greek keleo. If Kilian is corrupted from the Hebrew chilion,
which signifies finished, complete, perfect, it may then be
derived from khillah, to complete, finish ; or from khalah,
to be completed or finished—it occurs Gyllyan.
KONRAD, Konrath, Conrad, a counselor, a person who gives
advice, one who is consulted by a client in a law case—F.
Pichler. It may be derived from the Anglo-Saxon cene;
* Kilian, Killian—this name occurs frequently ; its meaning I do
not certainly know. The introduction of it into Germany is historically
known. Kilian was an Irish bishop, and an apostle or missionary.
Accompanied by eleven others, he crossed to the continent, and by his
zealous, evangelical preaching in Germany, he persuaded Gozbert,
governor of the city of Wurtzberg, and many others to embrace
Christianity. He suffered martyrdom, A. D. 689. The cathedral
erected in Wurtzburg, in the eighth century, is called St. Kilian. He
was a contemporary with Saints Wolfram, Willebrand, Trudo, Lambert,
Kunibert, Suidbert, Wigbert, Sturmio, Magnoald, Theodor Kempten,
Offo Offonzell, Landolin, Corbinian Freissing, Emmeran, &c. MentzeVs
Gesch. d. Deutschen, p. 160.
* Lilian, 5ltlltan—fciefcr 5?ame fommt (läufig üor, atlEtn tc^ fnnn feine
SBebeutung mit ®etut§t)cit iüd)t angeben. I)ie (£infit()rung be^felben in
J)eutf(^lanb \\t gcfctjiditlicfe bcfannt. Äilian t»ar ein irlä'nbifd^er Sif(^of
«nb ein 2lpoftel ober ?0?ifficnar. 3}on eilf Stnberen begleitet, reigte er nnc^
bent Beftlanbe, unb burc|) fein eifrige^ unb t)eilbringenbeö ^Jrtbigen brachte
er ®ojbert, (Statthalter »on SBüräburg, unb »iele Slnberc bal)in, bem
St)riftentt)um ju bulbigen. 6r ftarb ben 5)?ärt9rertob im 3al)re 689. T.it
Äatt)cbrale, lueldie im achten Sabrbunbert ju SBürjburg erbaut tturbe,
t»arb St. Lilian genannt. (£r tear ein 3fitgenoffe ber ^eiligen SBolfram,
SBiflebranb, S^rubo, Sambert, Äunibert, ©uibbert, 2Bigbert, ®turmio,
5D?agnoaIb, Jbfobor Kempten, Cffo Dffonjell, Sanbolin, Sorbinian greif»
fing, Gmmeran, jc—ÜÄengel'ö ®efc^. ber fceutfc^en, ®. 160.
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