Joppa

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Joppa is a Biblical name for the Israeli city of Yafo, otherwise known as Jaffa, now a part of Tel Aviv-Yafo.

Contents 1 Locations 1.1 USA 1.2 United Kingdom 2 Other 3 Mishearing

[edit] Locations

[edit] USA

• Joppa, Alabama
• Joppa, Illinois
• Joppa, Maryland

[edit] United Kingdom

• Joppa is also the name shared by a number of villages in Scotland:
  • Joppa, on the outskirts of Edinburgh,
  • Joppa on the outskirts of Ayr.
• Joppa, a location in Cornwall

[edit] Other

• In the List of Biblical names Joppa means:

• beauty
• comeliness

[edit] Mishearing

In Russian the word "жопа" (jopa) means ass.