The lippe Surname
lippe Name Meaning and History
- German and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): habitational name from the duchy of Lippe, which became an independent state in the 12th century.
- German: variant of Lipp 3.
- German: topographic name for someone living on the banks of the Lippe river in Westphalia.
- German: topographic name (of Slavic origin) for someone who lived among lime trees, from lipa ‘lime’. Compare Lipinski.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): Germanized form of Lipe.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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