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| Subject: | Tripp is a surname |
| Author: | Deb (guest, 130.56.5.243) |
| Date: | January 21, 2002 at 9:10:17 PM |
| Reply to: | cna you tell me the meaning of this name out of this book.. by Erna |
Trip is a surname:
English
1-A metonymic occupational name for a dancer, or a nickname for someone with an odd gait. From the Middle English trip(p)(en) meaning to step lightly, skip or hop.
2-A metonymic occupational name for a butcher or "tripe-dresser." From the Middle English, Old French trip(p)e for tripe (unknown origin). (Hanks & Hodges, p.542)
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