Skip to main content

Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Basque : variant of Zapiain (see Zapien).
  • Polish (Sapień) : nickname for a wheezy person, derivative of sapać ‘to wheeze’.
  • Polish : possibly also a nickname derived from Latin sapiens ‘clever’, ‘knowledgeable’.

Join the Family

Your partner in parenting from baby name inspiration to college planning.

Subscribe