Heape

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English hepe ← Old English hēope ← Proto-Germanic *heupǭ →
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Meanings

proper nounHeape (plural Heapes)

plural Heapes

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*heupǭ
  2. Old Englishhēope
  3. Middle Englishhepe“rosehip”
  4. EnglishHeape

Perhaps from Middle English hepe (“rosehip”), heppe, hipe, from Old English hēope, from Proto-Germanic *heupǭ.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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