Hop

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch Hop.

Proper noun

Hop (plural Hops)

  1. A surname from Dutch.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Hop is the 40371st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 542 individuals. Hop is most common among White (88.56%) individuals.

Further reading

Noun

Hop (plural Hops)

  1. (Australia, slang) Ellipsis of John Hop (a police officer).
    • 1923, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, Kangaroo, London: Martin Secker, page 356:
      "Police!" snarled Jack. "Bloody Johnny Hops! They couldn't hold a sucking pig in their hands, unless somebody hung on to its tail for them. It's our boys who've got things in hand. And handed them over to the Hops."

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Hop

  1. Synonym of Mari (etymology 3)

References

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦop]

Proper noun

Hop m anim (feminine Hopová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

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