Tibbetts

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proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic or as a matronymic.

UncommonScrabble 12

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Tippetts

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic or as a matronymic.

Origin

From a Middle English diminutive of the given names Theobald and Isabel.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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