''Japie'' is a South African male first name, of
Afrikaans origin, often found as a familiar or shortened form of the names
Johannes and
Jacobus
A Jacobus is an English gold coin of the reign of James I, worth 25 shillings. The name of the coin comes from the Latin inscription surrounding the King's head on the obverse of the coin, IACOBUS D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HI REX ("James, by the grace o ...
.
The name may be occasionally used as an
ethnic slur for
Afrikaners, 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
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Japie Laubscher (1919–1981), South African musician
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Japie Louw (1867–1936), South African rugby player
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Japie Motale (born 1979), South African football player
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Japie Mulder (born 1969), South African rugby player
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Japie Nel (born 1982), South African rugby player
See also
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Jacobus (name)
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Johannes
References
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Pejorative terms for white people
Class-related slurs
Stereotypes of rural people
English-language masculine given names
Afrikaans-language given names