indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname
Usage German
Meaning & History
1 South German: probably a nickname for a clumsy person, from Middle High German hōh ‘high’, ‘tall’ + the dialect word dapp ‘fool’.2 possibly a short form of a Germanic personal name composed with od ‘property’, ‘wealth’, Hot(t)op, altered under Slavic influence.