▁K utsch e ▁( ), ▁with ▁numerous ▁other ▁spell ings , ▁is ▁a ▁German ▁surname ▁with ▁several ▁et ym ologies , ▁including ▁one ▁Hung arian ▁and ▁several ▁S lav ic . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁on om ast ▁Hans ▁Bah low , ▁the ▁name ▁K utsch e / K utsch a ▁with ▁different ▁spell ings , ▁when ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁historical ▁east ▁( central ) ▁German ▁lingu istic ▁area ▁( such ▁as ▁Sax ony , ▁Boh emia ▁and ▁S iles ia ), ▁is ▁" clear ly ▁of ▁S lav ic ▁origin , ▁where ▁the ▁German ▁u ▁corresponds ▁to ▁S lav ic ▁o ▁( as ▁in ▁the ▁loan ▁word ▁' K utsch e ', ▁from ▁Hung arian ▁K oc si ). " ▁According ▁to ▁D uden : ▁Lexikon ▁der ▁Famil ienn amen , ▁the ▁name ▁K utsch e ▁is , ▁when ▁of ▁S lav ic ▁origin , ▁derived ▁from ▁a ▁Polish ▁word ▁for ▁" h ut ." ▁Hor st ▁Na umann ▁explains ▁K utsch ka , ▁K utsch ke ▁as ▁" poss ibly ▁a ▁Polish ▁to pon ym ic ▁surname , ▁k uc za , ▁dimin utive ▁k uc z ka , ▁' t ent , ▁leaf ▁h ut , ▁bo oth ,' ▁Slov ak ▁k u č a , ▁' h ut , ▁bo oth ' ▁or ▁a ▁nick name ▁derived ▁from ▁vern ac ular ▁Czech ▁k u č a , ▁' head ▁of ▁hair .' " ▁ ▁Another ▁possible ▁origin ▁is ▁a ▁loan ▁word ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁word ▁k oc