Knapp

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Knapp

Where it comes from

* As a German surname, from the noun Knabe (“boy, young unmarried man”). This is also found as the variant Knap.

* As an English surname related to the above, from the noun knave, similar to Nave.

* Also as an English surname, from Middle English knappe (“hillock”), from Old English cnæpp (“summit”), probably from the same source as Icelandic hnappur (“button”).

* As a Jewish surname, from the German adjective knapp (“scarce, tight”).

proper noun Napp

A surname.
A hamlet in Ampfield parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4023).
A hamlet in North Curry parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3025).
A hamlet in Broad Chalke parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0225).
A hamlet in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2831).
A village in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States.
A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.

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@misc{knapp_2026,
  title = {Knapp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/knapp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}