Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage Low German, Dutch Pronounced Pron. /ˈlʏbn̩/(Low German) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsLübben, Lubbe, Lübbe Meaning & History Patronymic from German Lübbe, Dutch Lubbe, short forms of the personal names Leopold and Lübbert (see Luebbert). Can also be from a Dutch pet form of the Germanic personal name Lodebert.