Given name & surname · also German
Lieb
“dear”
Lieb is a surname from German, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic.
Original GermanLieble
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lieb goes back to Middle High German liep, meaning “dear.”
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Where it comes from
Lieb comes from German, and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic.
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How it developed
From Middle High German liep (“dear”), from Old High German liob, from Proto-West Germanic *leubu (“love”).
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Lieb’s family of names
In German usage, Lieb as a surname has a related form in LIEBL. In German usage, Lieb as a surname has a related form in Lieble.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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