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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.
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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".[1] It may or may not be an offensive term depending upon intent and context of use.
The name Japie may refer to:
- Japie Laubscher (1919–1981), South African musician
- Japie Louw (1867–1936), South African rugby player
- Japie Motale (born 1979), South African football player
- Japie Mulder (born 1969), South African rugby player
- Japie Nel (born 1982), South African rugby player
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