Etymology

Dibb

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Today it means: A short river in North Yorkshire, England, which joins the River Wharfe. Full definition →

Middle English dybbe
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  1. Middle English · derived fromdybbe“hole, hollow”
  2. English todayDibb

Topographic surname for someone living in a hollow, from Middle English dybbe (“hole, hollow”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.