Klepper

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proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginYiddish קלעפּן →
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Meanings

proper nounKlepper (plural Kleppers)

plural Kleppers

  1. A surname from German.
    1. A surname from Yiddish

Origin

  1. Yiddishקלעפּן“to stick”
  2. EnglishKlepper

* As an East German (Silesian) surname, dialectal variant of Klöpfer, Klopfer (“doorknocker”). * Also as a German surname, from the verb klappern (“to chatter”). * As a rare German surname, from the noun Klepper (“nag, old horse”). * As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish קלעפּן (klepn, “to stick”), for which see kleben.

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APA

Klepper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Klepper

MLA

“Klepper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Klepper. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Klepper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Klepper.

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