Papillion

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proper noun

A city, the county seat of Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States.

OriginFrench papillon →
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Meanings

Papillion1

proper noun
  1. A city, the county seat of Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States.

Papillion2

proper nounPapillion (plural Papillions)

plural Papillions

  1. A surname from Old French.

Origin

Papillion · proper noun

  1. Frenchpapillon
  2. EnglishPapillion

Named after Papillion Creek, derived from French papillon. See also a quotation at opposit.

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Papillion · proper noun

  1. Old Frenchpapillon“butterfly”
  2. EnglishPapillion

From Old French papillon (“butterfly”), possibly a nickname for a rash or inconstant person.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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