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Dabbs

Dabbs proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic. Also the plural of Dabb.

Proper noun

Dabbs (plural Dabbses)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Also used as

Dabbs is also the plural of Dabb.

Forms of Dabbs

pluralDabbses

Origin of Dabbs

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + the patronymic suffix -s.

Questions about Dabbs

What does Dabbs mean?
Dabbs means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Dabbs?
Dabbs is a proper noun.

Words near Dabbs in the dictionary

  1. dabbling
  2. dabbling duck
  3. dabbling ducks
  4. dabblingly
  5. dabblings
  6. Dabbs
  7. Dabbses
  8. dabby
  9. dabchick
  10. dabchicks
  11. DABCO

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