English Explanatory Dictionary

Joppa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Alternative form of Jaffa.
  2. A small settlement in Hayle parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW5636).
  3. A coastal suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3173).
  4. A hamlet near Coylton, South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (grid ref NS4019).
  5. A hamlet in Llanrhystyd community, Ceredigion, Wales (grid ref SN5666).
  6. A number of places in the United States:
  7. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Cullman County and Marshall County, Alabama.
  8. A village in Massac County, Illinois.
  9. An unincorporated community in Hendricks County, Indiana.
  10. An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.
  11. A former colonial town and current planning region in Harford County, Maryland.
  12. An unincorporated community in Grainger County, Tennessee.

Word forms

Joppa

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew יָפוֹ (yāfō)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰόππη (Ióppē)bor. English Joppa Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰόππη (Ióppē), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יָפוֹ (yāfō).

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