Klepper

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Klepper

Where it comes from

* As an East German (Silesian) surname, dialectal variant of Klöpfer, Klopfer (“doorknocker”).

* Also as a German surname, from the verb klappern (“to chatter”).

* As a rare German surname, from the noun Klepper (“nag, old horse”).

* As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish קלעפּן (klepn, “to stick”), for which see kleben.

proper noun Kleppers

A surname from German.
A surname from Yiddish

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"Klepper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/klepper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Klepper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/klepper

Chicago

"Klepper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/klepper.

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@misc{klepper_2026,
  title = {Klepper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/klepper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}