Where did the ku klux klan get their name?

Answer 1

On 24 December 1865, in Pulaski, Tennessee, six ex-Confederates got together to form a social, fraternal organization. Someone suggested they call it Kuklid, from the Greek word Kuklos which means circle. They decided upon Ku Klux and it appears they just added Klan to the end of it to indicate it was a family-like organization.

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Answer 2

They made up the name by combining the Greek "kyklos" (circle) with "clan."

The "C" in clan was changed to a "k" for alliteration.

Source --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan (Under the heading of "Creation")
It is from the Greek word kuklous.

Answer 3

The KKK stands for Ku Klux Klan. It's been suggested numerous times that their names is derived from the greek word, 'kuklos', which means circle. The reason for Klan being misspelled it most likely for the alliteration.

So literally, the KKK means a circle or band of people, which is what they were.

Answer 4

KKK is short for the Ku Klux Klan. The Ku Klux part comes from "circlux," a reference to a circle or maybe the cycle of life. And Klan is another way of spelling "clan," which means a "family." So it make sense that they'd call themselves "Circle Family" or "Family Circle," since they consider conservative white people to be their "family."

Answer 5

This groups name comes from the Greek word kyklos with clan. This group was a secret group and was created on December 24, 1865.

Answer 6

They made up the name by combining the Greek "kyklos" (circle) with "clan."

The "C" in clan was changed to a "k" for alliteration.

Answer 7

in Greek it means circle of warship. Some confederate veterans who made the group thought of the the name ku klux klan for that reason.