Top

See also: Appendix:Variations of "top"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch and German Top.

Proper noun

Top (plural Tops)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Top is the 38332nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 578 individuals. Top is most common among White (62.28%), Asian/Pacific Islander (16.61%) and Hispanic/Latino (13.32%) individuals.

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

From the noun top. Also found in German.

Proper noun

Top

  1. a surname

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English top, whence also inherited Zopf (“bundle of hair”) and, from Low German, Topp (“top of the mast”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɔp/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophones: top, topp, Topp

Noun

Top n (strong, genitive Tops, plural Tops)

  1. (clothing) a casual women's shirt, often with very short sleeves; a top

Declension
Declension of Top [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Top die Tops
genitive eines des Tops der Tops
dative einem dem Top den Tops
accusative ein das Top die Tops

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian top, topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz.

Noun

Top m

  1. top; summit; peak
  2. tuft
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