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Lieb

Lieb proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Lieb (plural Liebs)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Lieb

pluralLiebs

Origin of Lieb

From the German surname, from Middle High German liep (“dear”), from Old High German liob, from Proto-West Germanic *leubu (“love”).

Questions about Lieb

What does Lieb mean?
Lieb means a surname.
What part of speech is Lieb?
Lieb is a proper noun.

Words near Lieb in the dictionary

  1. lie-in
  2. lie-ins
  3. lie-over
  4. lie-overs
  5. lie-to-children
  6. Lieb
  7. liebauite
  8. Liebel
  9. Liebels
  10. Liebelt
  11. Liebelts

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