The napp Surname
napp Name Meaning and History
- English: metonymic occupational name for a producer or seller of table linen, from Old French nappe ‘table cloth’.
- English: either a variant spelling of Knapp or a reduced variant of Scottish McNabb.
- Altered spelling of German Knapp.
- German: metonymic occupational name for a bowl and cup maker, from Middle Low German nap ‘bowl’, ‘mug’, or alternatively, from an old personal name formed with an element cognate with Old High German (gi-)nada ‘grace’, ‘benevolence’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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