Sorbo

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginItalian Sorbo ← Norwegian Sørbø →
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Meanings

proper nounSorbo (plural Sorbos)

plural Sorbos

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. NorwegianSørbø
  2. ItalianSorbo
  3. EnglishSorbo

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Sorbo, from sorbo (“service tree”). * Borrowed from Norwegian Sørbø, a habitational surname from several farmsteads in Norway.

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Sorbo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sorbo

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“Sorbo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sorbo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sorbo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sorbo.

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