Klopp

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle Low German klopper ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱlu-tó-s →
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Meanings

proper nounKlopp (plural Klopps)

plural Klopps

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱlu-tó-s“famous”
  2. Middle Low Germanklopper“clapper, hammer, bobbin”
  3. EnglishKlopp

From the German surname, from Middle Low German klopper (“clapper, hammer, bobbin”), from the medieval name Chlodobert, from Frankish for "famously bright," from Proto-Germanic derivatives of Proto-Indo-European *ḱlu-tó-s (“famous”) << *ḱlew- (“to hear”) + *bʰerHǵ- (“to be bright, shine”). Compare Proto-Germanic *hleumô (“hearing”) and *berhtaz (“shining, bright”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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