Etymology

Koopman

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Today it means: A surname from Dutch. Full definition →

Dutch Koopman
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  1. Dutch · borrowed fromKoopman
  2. English todayKoopman

Anglicised from Dutch Koopman, an occupational surname referring to a merchant (Dutch koopman). Doublet of Chapman and Kaufman.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.