proper noun/djɛp/
a coastal town in Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France; a city in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Synonyms: Leger Corner
Inherited from Middle French Diepe, from Old French Diepe, (originally a hydronym) from Old Norse djúpr (“deep”) or a West Germanic cognate. Compare Medieval Latin Dieppa, Deupa. The city in New Brunswick was named in memory of the Canadian soldiers who fell during the Dieppe Raid in 1942.