Loeb

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UK/ləʊb/US/loʊb/

proper noun

A surname from German or from Yiddish [in turn from the Germanic languages]; variant form Löb.

OriginGerman Löb →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from German or from Yiddish [in turn from the Germanic languages]; variant form Löb.

Origin

  1. GermanLöb
  2. EnglishLoeb

Borrowed from German Löb, from a dialectal variant of Löwe (“lion”).

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Translations

German Löb
  • Löbsurname
Hebrew לייב
  • לייבsurname
Yiddish לייב
  • לייב (leyb)surname

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Loeb

globeproberobestrobelobejobedobedisrobeconglobeenrobehumanphobePersophobethobe
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Anagrams

lobeBeloboleLebo
Cite this entry
APA

Loeb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loeb

MLA

“Loeb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loeb. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Loeb,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loeb.

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