Yapp

Article summary

Yapp is an old English surname, derived from an Old English word meaning "crooked, bent; deceitful; shrewd, smart". Notable people with the surname include: *Charlotte Seymour Yapp (1879–1934), British nurse *Jake Yapp, British comedian, composer, and writer *John Yapp (born 1983), Welsh international rugby union player *Malcolm Yapp (1931–2025), British historian *Richard Henry Yapp (1871–1929), English botanist *Stan Yapp (1933–2012), first leader of West Midlands County Council *William Brunsdon Yapp (1909–1990), zoologist *Yapp Hung Fai (born 1990), Hong Kong footballer There is also a type of binding known as "yapp"; this is a limp leather binding with the covers overlapping the edges of the book; it is named after a bookseller called Yapp.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364846109