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Rzepa () is a Polish surname.
Meaning and origin
The name derives from ''rzepa'', aPolish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
word meaning turnip
The turnip or white turnip (''Brassica rapa'' subsp. ''rapa'') is a root vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide for its white, fleshy taproot. The word ''turnip'' is a compound of ''turn'' as in turned/rounded on a lathe and ' ...
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Notable people
Notable people with this name include: *Henry Rzepa
Henry Stephen Rzepa (born 1950) is a chemist and Emeritus Professor of Computational chemistry at Imperial College London.
Education
Rzepa was born in London in 1950, was educated at Wandsworth Comprehensive School, and then entered the chemi ...
(born 1950), British chemist
* Miroslaw Rzepa (born 1968), Polish footballer
See also
*Rzepka Rzepka () is a Polish surname and given name.
Meaning and origin
In Polish, the word means kneecap, but the name is actually derived from the diminutive of ''rzepa'' (meaning turnip).
Prevalence
Outside of Poland, the name is also prevalent as a s ...
* Žepa
Žepa ( sr-cyr, Жепа) is a village located in the municipality of Rogatica, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, it has a population of 133 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Rogatica itself on the banks of short ...
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