[moonman]

Anyone know who/what/where the group was named after? What the hill is a ... ‘Ku Klux’?

[DumpsterDiver]

Anyone know who/what/where the group was named after? What the hill is a ... 'Ku Klux'?

I found this:

The name Ku Klux Klan comes from kuklos, the Greek word for circle. A persistent myth has existed in the United States which alleges that the name comes from the sound of the hammer of a rifle being cocked.

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[Brad from Tennessee]

“Ku Klux” comes from the Greek “kyklos” (circle) combined with “clan” (group).