Nipper Family History
Nipper Name Meaning
German: habitational name for someone from Nippe in Hesse. German: nickname for an alert astute person from Middle Low German nip ‘exact sharp (of sight and hearing)’ the -er reflecting the full (masculine) ending. English (Somerset): variant of Nippard from a lost place called Nippard in East Tisbury (Wiltshire) which is recorded as Nipret in 1100–35 and Nypred in 1240. The etymology of the placename is unknown.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022