Chopin

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Chopin, from chopine (measure of liquid), from chope (tankard), from Alemannic German Schoppe, from Proto-Germanic *skuppōną, from Proto-Indo-European *skewbʰ-. Related to English scoop.

Proper noun

Chopin (countable and uncountable, plural Chopins)

  1. A surname from French.
  2. Frédéric Chopin, a Polish-born classical composer.

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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Chopin is the 36048th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 622 individuals. Chopin is most common among White (39.87%), Black/African American (32.8%) and Hispanic/Latino (25.24%) individuals.

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French

Etymology

Nickname for a pugnacious person, from Old French chopin (violent blow), diminutive of chop (blow), from Latin colpus. Also from chopine (unit of measure). Compare Chapin.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chopin m or f

  1. a surname

Italian

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Chopin.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chopin m or f by sense

  1. A surname in French

References

  1. ^ Chopin in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)