Etymology

Holbein

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Today it means: A surname from German. Full definition →

Middle High German hol
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  1. Middle High German · derived fromhol“hollow”
  2. English todayHolbein

From a German nickname for a bowlegged person, from Middle High German hol (“hollow”) + bein (“leg”)

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.