Name Element LIOB

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Old High German word meaning "dear, beloved".

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesleof(Anglo-Saxon) leub(Frankish) leubaz(Old Germanic)
Given Name DescendantsLeofwine(Anglo-Saxon) Lewin(English) Godelieve, Lieven, Lievin(Flemish) Levin, Gottlieb(German) Godeliva, Goteleib, Leobwin(Germanic) Leeba, Liba, Lieber(Yiddish)
Surname DescendantsLewin(English) Gottlieb(German)

Sources & References

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