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Zipf.

A surname from German.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈzɪpf//ˈzɪf/
  1. A surname from German.

Where this word comes from

From the German surname, from the noun Zipf (“peak, corner, point”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.