Suppan

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginProto-Slavic *županъ ← German Suppan ← Lower Sorbian župan →
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Meanings

proper nounSuppan (plural Suppans)

plural Suppans · alternative Schuppan · alternative Supan · alternative Zupan · alternative Zuppan

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Slovenezupan
  2. Slovenežupan
  3. Serbo-Croatianžupan
  4. Upper Sorbianžupan
  5. Lower Sorbianžupan
  6. GermanSuppan
  7. Proto-Slavic*županъ
  8. EnglishSuppan

Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”), via: * Austrian German Suppan, an occupational surname for an administrator in a Slavic-speaking region. * Germanized form of Župan and Zupan; from Lower Sorbian župan, Upper Sorbian župan, Serbo-Croatian župan, Slovene župan and Slovene zupan. Compare Saupe, Schuppan, Supan.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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