English: perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded diminutive of Middle English w(h)ippe ‘scourge whip’ possibly contained in Middle English whippel-tre a type of dogwood or cornus. For possible applications as a nickname [...]
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What is the origin of the name Whipple?
English: perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded diminutive of Middle English w(h)ippe ‘scourge whip’ possibly contained in Middle English whippel-tre a type of dogwood or cornus. For possible applications as a nickname [...]