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Happe is a family name. It probably originated from the short form of the old German nickname Hadebert (hadu + beraht) or Hagbert (hag + beraht). The first name is Hartmud Happe 1387 in Frankfurt. Furthermore, Happel is attested as a first name in the Middle Ages in Frankfurt and Hesse (short form of Happrecht, that is Hadeberht).
people
Happe is the family name of the following people:
- Carolina Dybeck Happe (* 1972), Swedish manager and member of the E.ON supervisory board
- Dirk Happe (* 1966), German basketball player and coach
- Franz Wilhelm von Happe (1687–1760), Prussian Secret Budget and War Council, Minister of State
- Heinrich Happe (politician, 1886) (1886–1970), German politician (center, CWG) and district administrator
- Heinrich Happe (politician, 1894) (1894–1979), German politician (SPD, center)
- Johannes Anton Happe (1799–1854), German town clerk and politician
- Jürgen Happe (* 1952), German classical guitarist
- Manuela Happe (* 1956), former RAF terrorist
- Markus Happe (* 1972), German soccer player
- Martin Happe MAfr (* 1945), Bishop of Nouakchott (Mauritania)
- Michael Happe (* 1961), German folklorist and museum director
- Thomas Happe (* 1958), German handball player
- Ursula Happe (* 1926), German swimmer
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rosa Kohlheim, Volker Kohlheim: Duden - Lexicon of surnames: Origin and meaning of 20,000 surnames. With well-known namesake . 2008.
- ↑ Hans Bahlow : German Name Lexicon: Family and first names explained by origin and meaning . 1972.