Poppo

See also: poppo and poppò

Old Dutch

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Poppo

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Alternative forms

• Popo

Etymology

Hypocoristic form of names starting with Folc-. Compare Old High German Poppo, Old Norse Folki.

Proper noun

Poppo m

1. 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)

case	singular
nominative	Poppo
accusative	Poppo
genitive	Poppes
dative	Poppe

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: Poppe
  • Dutch: Poppe, Poppo

Further reading

• Names in the Low Countries before 1150 (en + nl) by Kees Nieuwenhuijsen Living History Studies (2012).