Kump

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle Low German kump ← Old Saxon *kumba ← Proto-Germanic *kumbaz →
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Meanings

proper nounKump (plural Kumps)

plural Kumps

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*kumbaz
  2. Old Saxon*kumba
  3. Middle Low Germankump“wooden bowl”
  4. EnglishKump

* As a German surname for a bowl maker, from Middle Low German kump (“wooden bowl”), from Old Saxon *kumba, from Proto-Germanic *kumbaz. Variants of this derivation are found in Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia. * Also as a German surname, Americanized from Kumpf.

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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