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Hoper

Hoper

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A family name that people use as their last name
  • proper noun
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  • Dr. Hoper received an award for her contributions to environmental science.

Examples

  • The Hopers moved to the city last year.

  • Many members of the Hoper family attended the annual reunion in July.

  • The grant proposal was signed by Hoper, the university's leading climate researcher.

  • Mr. Hoper is my neighbor.

  • Many members of the Hoper family attended the annual reunion in July.

  • Dr. Hoper received an award for her contributions to environmental science.

  • The grant proposal was signed by Hoper, the university's leading climate researcher.

Surface Forms

Hoper main

Etymology

Hoper is a family name that probably began either from Hope, an old word meaning 'small valley', or from hoop, for someone who made 'hoops' for barrels. So, Hoper became a surname that shows where a family came from or the job an ancestor did.