Given name & surname
Geber
“[mighty] man”
Geber is used as a given name and a surname.
Original Hebrewגבר
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Geber means “[mighty] man.”
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Where it comes from
Geber is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb gabar (גבר), “to be mighty.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Geber appears in 1 Kings 4:19.
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Geber’s family of names
Geber may belong to the same name family as GEBBER. This is a tentative spelling connection.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Geber
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Geber, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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