Name Element GEBA

Type Word & Element
Usage Old High German [1]

Meaning & History

Old High German word meaning "gift".

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesgiefu(Anglo-Saxon) gebu(Frankish) gebō(Old Germanic)
Given Name DescendantsJip(Dutch) Giffard(English) Jip(Frisian) Gebhard(German) Gebahard, Gebhard(Germanic)
Surname DescendantsGiffard(English) Giffard(French)

Sources & References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry geba, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
Entry added December 7, 2022