Supan

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginGerman Supan ← Proto-Slavic *županъ ← Slovene Zupan →
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Meanings

proper nounSupan (plural Supans)

plural Supans

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. TagalogSupan
  2. Proto-Slavic*županъ
  3. SloveneZupan
  4. Proto-Slavic*županъ
  5. GermanSupan
  6. EnglishSupan

Various origins: * Borrowed from Austrian German Supan, an occupational surname for an administrator in a Slavic-speaking region. Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”). * Germanized form of Slovene Zupan, from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”). * Borrowed from Tagalog Supan, a surname predominantly found in Central Luzon region.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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