Given name & surname

Rapp

“raven”

Rapp is a surname from German, ultimately from Middle High German.

Original GermanRabe

Meaning & origin

What it means

Rapp goes back to a word meaning “raven.”

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Where it comes from

Rapp comes from German, and ultimately from Middle High German.

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How it developed

From Middle High German rapp.

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Rapp’s family of names

In English usage, Rapp as a surname shares a linguistic root with the German form RABE. In Greek usage, Rapp as a surname is a transliteration of Ραππ.

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RappΡαππRabe

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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