Given name & surname

Ape

“to mimic”

Ape is a masculine given name from Old Norse, meaning “to mimic.” It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Ape means “to mimic.”

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Where it comes from

Ape comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse apa (“to mimic”).

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Ape’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Ape has a related form in Aape. In Finnish usage, Ape has a related form in Aappe.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Old Norse

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Germanic

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German

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“hook”

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Old Norse

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“to stack, pile”

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Sibling ideas

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