Given name & surname
Knapp
“boy, young unmarried man”
Knapp is a surname with more than one origin. It is used in English and Czech.
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a German surname, Knapp goes back to a word meaning “boy, young unmarried man.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Knapp has more than one origin: as a German surname, it goes back to a word meaning “boy, young unmarried man”; as an English surname related to the above, it comes from Middle English knappe; as a Jewish surname, it comes from German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Knapp’s family of names
In German usage, Knapp has a later derivative in CANUP. In German usage, Knapp as a surname has a related form in KNAPPE. In English usage, Knapp as a surname has a related form in KNUPP.
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Around the world
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Nicknames & forms 2
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Spellings & scripts 2
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Across languages 1
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See also 1
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