The head caste in Ancient and future Israel, the koheinim (priests) are Levi'im (Levites) who are descended from Aharon ben-Amram-v'Yokheved HaLevi.
"Cohen" is a variant of "Kohein". In turn, "Cohen" has variants such as "Katz" ("Kohan Tzedek", as in Phoebe Katz (Cates) Klein), "Kagan" or "Kajan" (variants of "Kahan" or "Kahane"; as in Associate SCOTUS Justice Elena Kagan), "Kohn" and "Kahn" (as in John Kohn (changed to Kerry by his granddad, Fritz Kohn)), and "Cohan" (a variant of "Kohein" not to be confused with the variant for the Irish "Keohane", though that may have some, if any, origins among koheinim based in Ireland).
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jewish last name, translated form hebrew to rabbi.
'cohen is a very common jewish last name'
by Renshaw30 July 20, 2009
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god where do we begin? Cohen is the sweetest, most caring, down to earth person you will ever meet. You are so lucky if you get the chance to call him yours. Normally AMAZING OUT OF THIS WORLD kissers and they are so genuine. Cohen's are rare to find, but if you do find one, hold onto him as long as you can. He's legitimately the definition of perfect. Honestly. He's smart, SUPER hot but cute at the same time (which idk if that's even that's possible) and he has a great sense of humour. If you do meet a Cohen...well....consider yourself the most luckiest girl in the world:)
Cameron: Hey did you see the new guy? He is literally everything I'll ever need! Has he asked you out yet.
Sabrina: Yeah, and his name is Cohen,
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Literally the best guy anyone can meet he is loyal, funny, and ofc charming he is someone you can trust secrets with and really easy to talk to
Person 1: wow who is that
Person 2: oh... that’s Cohen he is really cool
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A term used to describe an attractive geek. Comes from the character Seth Cohen on the O.C.
Girl 1: Wow, that nerd is hot!
Girl2: I know, he's such a Cohen.
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Cohen is a smart person, he always tries to listen and get good grades, even if his friends distract him in the process. Cohen is a very sweet person. His smile could light up a room. His laugh could make someone else laugh, it’s just that contagious. His personality could draw any person in. Sometimes girls fall for him and he knows but doesn’t care because he only has feelings for one girl. Sometimes he can be annoying but there is usually that one person that can make him stop, unless he likes the attention the person is giving him and continues making the sound so s/he’ll keep looking at him.

Cohen holds back on lot for specific things, including talking to the girl he likes. In his eyes, she could be the best person for him, but he’s too afraid to tell her, even if s/he too is hoping for him to talk to them.

And lastly, Cohen is one of the sweetest people you’ll ever meet, keep him in your life.
If this is a cohen, you should go ask out your person. s/he would love it.
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