Cuppett

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/ˈkʌpɪt/

proper noun

An English surname transferred from the nickname.

OriginMiddle English coppet ← Old English copp ← Proto-Germanic *kuppaz →
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Meanings

proper nounCuppett (plural Cuppetts)

plural Cuppetts

  1. An English surname transferred from the nickname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*kuppaz“crown of the head, hilltop, orb, bowl”
  2. Old Englishcopp“top, summit, round head”
  3. Middle Englishcop“top, summit, crown of the head”
  4. Middle Englishcoppet
  5. EnglishCuppett

Alteration of the surname Coppett, from Middle English coppet, copped (literally “peaked, headed”), an adjective which also had the secondary meaning of "haughty". Thence, a nickname for a haughty person. Middle English copped is a derivative of Middle English cop (“top, summit, crown of the head”), a word inherited from Old English copp (“top, summit, round head”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (“crown of the head, hilltop, orb, bowl”).

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APA

Cuppett. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuppett

MLA

“Cuppett.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuppett. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cuppett,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuppett.

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