''Japie'' is a South African male first name, of

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origin, often found as a familiar or shortened form of the names

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and

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. The name may be occasionally used as an

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for

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, in which instance it is also spelt according to English orthography: ''yarpie''. This comes from the Afrikaans term ''plaasjapie'', meaning "farm boy". It may or may not be an offensive term depending upon intent and context of use. The name Japie may refer to:

People

Japie Laubscher Japie Laubscher (1919–1981) was a concertina player of Boeremusiek in South Africa. Per Denis-Constant Martin Denis-Constant Martin (born 13 July 1947) is a French scholar. Biography Martin, a graduate of the Institut d'études politiques ...

(1919–1981), South African musician *

Japie Louw Jacob Stephanus "Japie" Louw (30 August 1867 – 17 August 1936) was a South African international rugby union player. Biography Born in Durbanville, Louw attended Paul Roos Gymnasium before playing provincial rugby for Transvaal (now known as th ...

(1867–1936), South African rugby player *

Japie Motale Japie Motale born 1 January 1979 in Pretoria) is a South African professional footballer, who last played for National First Division The National First Division (NFD), officially known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship ...

(born 1979), South African football player *

Japie Mulder Jacobus Cornelius 'Japie' Mulder (born 18 October 1969), is a former South African rugby union player who played for South Africa between 1994 and 2001. He is now an employee of the telecommunications infrastructure company, Dark Fibre Africa ...

(born 1969), South African rugby player *

Japie Nel Japie Nel (born 20 November 1982 in Welkom, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is centre. Nel made in excess of one hundred career appearances. The majority of ...

(born 1982), South African rugby player

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People

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