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Karp
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A surname of German, Polish, Russian, or Jewish origin.
"The Karp family ran a small grocery store for three decades."
How to Use Karp
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA surname that, in many families, literally comes from the word for the fish "carp."
Word Forms
Karps plural
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Etymology
As a German, Polish, or Jewish surname, from Yiddish/German Karpfen, "carp" (the fish). In some cases it developed from Greek saint names meaning "fruit-bearing."