Poppo
Old Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Hypocoristic form of names starting with Folc-. Compare Old High German Poppo, Old Norse Folki.
Proper noun
Poppo m
- a male given name
Declension
Though the expected declension of a name ending on -o would be an-stem, place-names show that a-stem declension may also have been used:
Declension of Poppo (masculine an-stem noun - no plural)
| case | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Poppo |
| accusative | Poppon |
| genitive | Poppin |
| dative | Poppin |
Declension of Poppo (masculine a-stem noun - contracted - no plural)
Descendants
Further reading
- Names in the Low Countries before 1150 (en + nl) by Kees Nieuwenhuijsen Living History Studies (2012).
Old High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
The hypocoristic form of a name such as Folcmar.[1]
Proper noun
Pōppo m
- a male given name [9th–11th C. CE]
Descendants
- Middle High German: Pobpo (11th C.), Pōbo, Puobo, Buobo (12th or 13th C.), (historical, 11th-14th C.) Popo, Poppo
References
- ^ Max Gottschald (1952) [1932], Deutsche Namenkunde[1] (in German), 5th edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, published 2010, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 30: “Solche Lallnamen sind seit alter Zeit bis heute geläufig. Im 11. Jahrhundert wird der Abt Poppo von Stablo-Malmedy bezeugt. Poppo ist Lallname aus Folcmar. ― Such lallnames have been common since ancient times until today. The abbot Poppo of Stavelot-Malmedy is attested in the 11th Century. Poppo is a lallname from Folcmar.”
- Sigmund Herzberg-Fränkel, editor (1904), “I: Dioecesis Salisburgensis: Regiones Salisburgensis et Bavarica”, in Necrologia Germaniae (Monumenta Germaniae Historica) (in Latin), Tomvs II Dioecesis Salisbvrgensis, Berolini: Apvd Weidmannos, →ISBN, →OCLC, Liber confraternitatum vetustior (784-11th C.), Monumenta Necrologica Monasterii S. Petri Salisburgensis, page 17, column 39, line 2