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Hibbs

Hibbs proper noun: a surname originating as a matronymic or as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Hibbs

  1. A surname originating as a matronymic or as a patronymic.

Origin of Hibbs

From a Middle English diminutive of the given names Isabel and Hilbert.

Questions about Hibbs

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

Words near Hibbs in the dictionary

  1. Hibbitt
  2. Hibble
  3. Hibbler
  4. Hibblers
  5. Hibbott
  6. Hibbs
  7. Hibdon
  8. Hibdons
  9. hibernacle
  10. hibernacles
  11. hibernacula

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