Snape - Meaning of Snape

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Snape

[ 1 syll. sna-pe, sn-ape ] The baby boy name Snape is pronounced SNEYP †. Snape's origin and use are both in the English language. The first name is derived from an English place name.

Variant forms inherit the origin and meaning of the name Snape.

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Snape is a rarely used baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Snape include Samba (Indian), Sneep, Snoop, Snoope, Sambhav (Indian), Sambo (English), Sambou, Simba (African and Swahili), Snoopy, Shinobu (Japanese), and Cenobio.

† Pronunciation for Snape: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; P as in "pea (P.IY)"