Knapp

K5N1A1P3P3

proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English knappe ← Old English cnæpp →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Napp

  1. A surname.
  2. A place name:
    1. A hamlet in Ampfield parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4023).
    2. A hamlet in North Curry parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3025).
    3. A hamlet in Broad Chalke parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0225).
    4. A hamlet in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2831).
    5. A village in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States.
    6. A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcnæpp“summit”
  2. Middle Englishknappe“hillock”
  3. EnglishKnapp

* As a German surname, from the noun Knabe (“boy, young unmarried man”). This is also found as the variant Knap. * As an English surname related to the above, from the noun knave, similar to Nave. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English knappe (“hillock”), from Old English cnæpp (“summit”), probably from the same source as Icelandic hnappur (“button”). * As a Jewish surname, from the German adjective knapp (“scarce, tight”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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