Klepper

English

Etymology
  • 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

Klepper (plural Kleppers)

  1. A surname from German.
    1. A surname from Yiddish

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Klepper is the 13509th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2245 individuals. Klepper is most common among White (93.1%) individuals.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German, probably kleppen (“to strike rapidly, ring with a sharp sound”) (referring to bells on the harness), probably ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *klappōn (“to strike, clap”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈklɛpɐ/
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Noun

Klepper m (strong, genitive Kleppers, plural Klepper)

  1. (derogatory) nag (old, useless horse)
    Synonym: Gaul

Declension
Declension of Klepper [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Klepper die Klepper
genitive eines des Kleppers der Klepper
dative einem dem Klepper den Kleppern
accusative einen den Klepper die Klepper

Further reading
  • “Klepper” in Duden online
  • “Klepper” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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