The hipp Surname
hipp Name Meaning and History
- South German: metonymic occupational name for a baker of waffles, from Middle High German hippe ‘waffle’.
- South German: from a short form of Hubert, also spelled Hüpp (see Hupp).
- German and Dutch: from a short form of a Germanic name with the initial element hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’ and a second element beginning with b- (for example Hildibald, Hildibrand).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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