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Pronunciation of Earp
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Phonetic Spelling:[ ArP ]
Pronunciation of Earp in Minneapolis, MN
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| p | sounds like the | 'p' | in 'pet' |
Phonetic Spelling:[ e AR p ]
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Type of Name:
Wyatt Earp
Language:
Old Saxon or Middle Low German
Gender:
Male
Meaning:
"Dark" (Anglo-Saxon); "Drake" (duck) (Middle Low German)
Additional Information:
Possible sources of "Earp" the first being that it is from an Old Saxon byname 'Erpo', meaning "dark" and would have been given to a dark or swarthy-complexioned person. It is also possible that it is a dialectal variant from the occupational name 'erpel', which is a derivation of the Middle Low German 'erpel', a drake, and would have been given to a person who tended ducks.
The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Erpe, which was dated "Marriage Licence Records," London, 1561, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Read more: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Earp#ixzz2hfJ9em2T
(Paraphrased from information obtained at "Name Origin Research," www.surnamedb.com 1980 - 2013.
Pronunciation of Earp
Pronunciation of Earp in Minneapolis, MN
yarp
Type of Name:
Wyatt Earp
Language:
Old Saxon or Middle Low German
Gender:
Male
Meaning:
"Dark" (Anglo-Saxon); "Drake" (duck) (Middle Low German)
Additional Information:
Possible sources of "Earp" the first being that it is from an Old Saxon byname 'Erpo', meaning "dark" and would have been given to a dark or swarthy-complexioned person. It is also possible that it is a dialectal variant from the occupational name 'erpel', which is a derivation of the Middle Low German 'erpel', a drake, and would have been given to a person who tended ducks.
The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Erpe, which was dated "Marriage Licence Records," London, 1561, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Read more: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Earp#ixzz2hfJ9em2T
(Paraphrased from information obtained at "Name Origin Research," www.surnamedb.com 1980 - 2013.
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