Given name & surname

Apa

“to mimic”

Apa is a feminine given name from Old Norse, meaning “to mimic.” It is used in Turkish, Atayal, and Norwegian Nynorsk.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Apa means “to mimic.”

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Where it comes from

Apa comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old Norse apa (“to mimic”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Sibling ideas

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