Napp

See also: napp

English

Etymology

Various origins:

• As an English surname, variant of Nabb or reduced from McNabb.
• As a German surname, a variant spelling of Knapp.
• English metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of tablecloths, from Old French nappe (“table cloth”).
• Borrowed from German Napp, a metonymic occupational surname for a bowl or cup maker, from Middle Low German nap (“bowl, mug”), from Old Saxon *hnapp, from Proto-West Germanic *hnapp.

Proper noun

Napp (plural Napps)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Napp is the 38691^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 571 individuals. Napp is most common among White (88.79%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Napp”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 649.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French nappe (“tablecloth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑp/

  Rhymes: -ɑp

Noun

Napp f (plural Nappen)

1. tablecloth

Synonyms

• Dëschelduch