Etymology

Lapid

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Kapampangan Lapid ← Hebrew לַפִּיד
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The story

  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromלַפִּיד“torch”
  2. Kapampangan · borrowed fromLapid
  3. English todayLapid

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Kapampangan Lapid, a surname predominantly found in Central Luzon. * Borrowed from Hebrew לַפִּיד (lapíd, “torch”).

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