Meanings
- An English patronymic surname from Gibb (Gilbert).
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On Friday, Meijer told CNN that he’s “not here to whine about the (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) coming in and meddling” in his race, referring to the House Democratic campaign arm spending spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads to boost Gibbs’ profile in hopes of a more favorable general election matchup. (Gibbs will face Democrat Hillary Scholten in November.)
2022 August 5, Veronica Stracqualursi, “Meijer says returning to Biden-Trump in 2024 would be ‘pretty sad commentary’ on country”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2022 - A male given name, a diminutive form of Gilbert.
Gibbs Seraphin, a Grand Street running back.
2016 October 16, Noah Remnick, “Everybody Hates a Winner: A Brooklyn High School Football Coach Inspires and Exasperates”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Oct 20162 more examples
This is the Gibbs Mansfield whose picture, taken with his father, you used to see printed in the magazines when he was a very little chap. He was named Gibbs Mansfield, but something more than a year ago, he assumed the name his father made famous, and the cast as it was printed on the program for the amateur performance last evening was headed with this—Richard Mansfield, 2d.
1915 June 13, “Mansfield’s Son Plays. […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLCMiss May Gould, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Trowbridge Gould of Chestnut Hill, was married this afternoon in Leslie Lindsey Memorial Chapel here to Gibbs Wynkoop Sherrill, son of General Charles H. Sherrill of New York, former United States Ambassador to Turkey, and Mrs. Sherrill.
1934 September 30, “May Gould Is Bride of Gibbs W. Sherrill […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC - A village in Adair County, Missouri, United States.
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Gibbs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gibbs
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