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Serpe

Serpe proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Serpe (plural Serpes)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Serpe

pluralSerpes

Origin of Serpe

Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Italian Serpe, a nickname for a treacherous or malignant person, from serpe (“snake”). * Borrowed from French Serpe, a metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of billhooks and sickles, from serpe (“billhook, sickle”).

Questions about Serpe

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

Words near Serpe in the dictionary

  1. SERP
  2. Serpas
  3. Serpases
  4. serpaw
  5. serpaws
  6. Serpe
  7. serpech
  8. serpeches
  9. Serpell
  10. Serpens
  11. Serpens Caput

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