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Knapp

Knapp proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Knapp

  1. A surname.
  2. A hamlet in Ampfield parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4023).
  3. A hamlet in North Curry parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3025).
  4. A hamlet in Broad Chalke parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0225).
  5. A hamlet in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2831).
  6. A village in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States.
  7. A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.

Forms of Knapp

alternative formNapp

Origin of Knapp

* As a German surname, from the noun Knabe (“boy, young unmarried man”). This is also found as the variant Knap. * As an English surname related to the above, from the noun knave, similar to Nave. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English knappe (“hillock”), from Old English cnæpp (“summit”), probably from the same source as Icelandic hnappur (“button”). * As a Jewish surname, from the German adjective knapp (“scarce, tight”).

Questions about Knapp

What does Knapp mean?
Knapp means a surname.
What part of speech is Knapp?
Knapp is a proper noun.

Words near Knapp in the dictionary

  1. Knapik
  2. Knapiks
  3. Knapke
  4. Knapkes
  5. Knapman
  6. Knapp
  7. knappability
  8. knappable
  9. knapped
  10. knapped it
  11. Knappenberger

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