"Apt" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Apts [plural]
Etymology: Two possible origins: * A variant of Abt, a surname of German origin. * Borrowed from Yiddish אַפּט (apt), a habitational surname from the town of Opatów, in Poland. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|yi|אַפּט}} Borrowed from Yiddish אַפּט (apt) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Apt (plural Apts)
  1. A surname from German or Yiddish.
    Sense id: en-Apt-en-name-nXmnp~u8 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 81 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin Apta Jūliaellip. French Aptbor. English Apt Borrowed from French Apt. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:Apt|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin Apta Jūliaellip. French Aptbor. English Apt [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "ellip.", "keyword_label" : "Ellipsis of", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Apta Jūlia", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "ellipsis" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "Apt", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Apt", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Apt"> Borrowed from French Apt. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Apt
  1. A commune of Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Categories (place): Places in France, Places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Places in Vaucluse, France
    Sense id: en-Apt-en-name--S04VL~O Categories (other): Communes of Vaucluse, France, English entries with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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