Koopmann

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proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginMiddle Low German kōpman ← Old Saxon kōpman ← Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann →
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Meanings

proper nounKoopmann (plural Koopmanns)

plural Koopmanns · alternative Koopman

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*kaupamann
  2. Old Saxonkōpman
  3. Middle Low Germankōpman“merchant, buyer”
  4. EnglishKoopmann

North/Low German surname, from Middle Low German kōpman (“merchant, buyer”), from Old Saxon kōpman, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupamann. This is the Low German form of Kaufmann. Compare Koopman.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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