Given name & surname

Dib

“wolf”

Dib is a surname from Arabic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Dib goes back to Arabic ذئب (ḏiʔb), meaning “wolf.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Dib comes from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Arabic ذئب (ḏiʔb, “wolf”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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