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Lapo
Short for Jacopo
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Origin and meaning of Lapo
Lapo is a typically Tuscan men's name, born in the Middle Ages as an affectionate short form of Jacopo, itself from the Hebrew Ya'aqov, 'supplanter'. It thus has a biblical root but a markedly Florentine, old-world character. It is very rare and almost entirely confined to Tuscany, where it keeps an aristocratic, retro charm; outside Italy it is completely unknown.
Variants around the world
How Lapo sounds in other languages.
Jacopo
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