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Cuppett

/ˈkʌpɪt/

Cuppett proper noun: an English surname transferred from the nickname.

Proper noun

Cuppett (plural Cuppetts)

  1. An English surname transferred from the nickname.

Forms of Cuppett

pluralCuppetts

Origin of Cuppett

Alteration of the surname Coppett, from Middle English coppet, copped (literally “peaked, headed”), an adjective which also had the secondary meaning of "haughty". Thence, a nickname for a haughty person. Middle English copped is a derivative of Middle English cop (“top, summit, crown of the head”), a word inherited from Old English copp (“top, summit, round head”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (“crown of the head, hilltop, orb, bowl”).

Questions about Cuppett

What does Cuppett mean?
Cuppett means an English surname transferred from the nickname.
What part of speech is Cuppett?
Cuppett is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cuppett?
Cuppett is pronounced /ˈkʌpɪt/.

Words near Cuppett in the dictionary

  1. cuppa joe
  2. cuppas
  3. cupped
  4. cupper
  5. cuppers
  6. Cuppett
  7. Cuppetts
  8. cuppiness
  9. cupping
  10. cupping glass
  11. cupping glasses

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