Papa Name Meaning. Italian: nickname from papa 'father', 'priest', 'pope'. In southern Italy it is generally a nickname for someone thought to resemble a priest, or in some cases for the illegitimate child of a priest, but in the North it is more often a nickname meaning 'pope', denoting a vain or pompous man.
Pappas or Papas (Greek: Παππάς, Παπάς) is a Greek surname, which means "priest" (occupational surname). The female version of the name is Pappa or Papa (Greek: Παππά, Παπά). Notable individuals with this surname include: Alexis Pappas (1915–2010), Norwegian chemist.
