# Scharp

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'''Scharp''' is a German surname which was originally a nickname, literally "sharp'" in the meanings "violent", "strict", "sharp-witted", "hot-tempered", etc.<ref>[https://www.namenforschung.net/dfd/woerterbuch/liste/?tx_dfd_names%5Bname%5D=39070&tx_dfd_names%5Baction%5D=show&tx_dfd_names%5Bcontroller%5D=Names&cHash=91267b86bfdc363a06d9097a821c7632#s_35926355-0d54-4b51-b157-cbe947b6b1cd Scharp]</ref> It produced the [patronymic surname](/source/patronymic_surname) [Scharping](/source/Scharping).<ref>[https://www.namenforschung.net/dfd/woerterbuch/liste/?tx_dfd_names%5Bname%5D=16295&tx_dfd_names%5BcurrentSelectedFacets%5D=&tx_dfd_names%5Bquery%5D=Scharping&tx_dfd_names%5Boffset%5D=&tx_dfd_names%5Baction%5D=show&tx_dfd_names%5Bcontroller%5D=Names&cHash=96a03478495189e50370bfadacb8dc3c Scharping]</ref> Notable people with the surname include:

*[Bruce Scharp](/source/Bruce_Scharp) (1905–1980), Australian rules footballer
*{{ill|Peter Scharp|de}} (1939–2016), German national-level track and field athlete

==See also==
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==References==
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Category:German-language surnames from nicknames

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