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Tapp

Tapp proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Tapp (plural Tapps)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Tapp

pluralTapps

Origin of Tapp

* As an English surname, from the personal name Tapp, from Old English *Tæppa, thought to be related to the adjective top. Compare the placename Taplow, and the surname Taplin. * Also as an English surname, variant of Topp. * Also as an English surname, possibly related to the nouns tape or tap. * As a German surname, from a derivative of the ancient Germanic name Theudobrand, from *þeudō (“people”) + *brandaz (“sword”). * Also as a German surname, of Low German origin, from obsolete Middle Low German tappe (“oaf”), which could be related to zapfen (“tap, draw liquor”).

Questions about Tapp

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

Words near Tapp in the dictionary

  1. Taposa
  2. tapotage
  3. tapotement
  4. tapotements
  5. tapow
  6. Tapp
  7. tappa
  8. tappable
  9. Tappahannock
  10. tappal
  11. tappall

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