Surname · also German

Tappe

“tap, draw, spigot”

Tappe is a surname from German, ultimately from Low German.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Tappe goes back to a word meaning “tap, draw, spigot.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Tappe comes from German, and ultimately from Low German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Tappe’s family of names

In English usage, Tappe as a surname has a related form in TAPP. In English usage, Tappe as a surname has a related form in Tappen.

Walk Tappe’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 2

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

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Sibling ideas

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