Koller

English

Etymology

  • As a south German surname, spelling variant of Kohler.
  • Also as a German surname, from Koller (horse collar).
  • Also as a German surname, from Westphalian/Rhenish dialect of the place name Köln (Cologne).

Proper noun

Koller (plural Kollers)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Koller is the 5152nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6792 individuals. Koller is most common among White (94.61%) individuals.

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkolɛr]

Proper noun

Koller m anim (female equivalent Kollerová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Further reading

  • Koller”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔlɐ/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German kolre, from Old High German koloro, from Medieval Latin cholera (outburst of anger), from Latin cholera (bile, anger). Doublet of Cholera. Cognate with English choler.

Noun

Koller m (strong, genitive Kollers, plural Koller)

  1. tantrum, paddy, fit
    Synonyms: Wutanfall, Zornausbruch
  2. (veterinary medicine) staggers, megrims
  3. (colloquial) an unwell feeling one has after having drunk too much alcohol the evening before
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German koller, from Old High German kollāri, from Proto-West Germanic *kollārī. Doublet of Collier.

Alternative forms

Noun

Koller n (strong, genitive Kollers, plural Koller)

  1. yoke (part of an item of clothing which fits around the shoulders)
    Synonyms: Passe, Sattel
  2. (archaic) jerkin
    Synonym: Wams
Declension
Descendants
  • Hungarian: gallér
    • Romanian: guler

References

  • Koller” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Koller” in Duden online

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔlʎer]

Proper noun

Koller m pers (female equivalent Kollerová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Koller
(pattern chlap)
singularplural 1plural 2
nominativeKollerKolleroviaKollerovci
genitiveKolleraKollerovKollerovcov
dativeKolleroviKolleromKollerovcom
accusativeKolleraKollerovKollerovcov
locativeKolleroviKollerochKollerovcoch
instrumentalKolleromKollermiKollerovcami

Further reading

  • Koller”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025