Garbe
English edit
Etymology edit
- As a German surname, variant of Garb, which is converged from words such as gerben (“to tan”) and Ger (“spear”). Compare the surnames Gerber, Gerhardt.
- As a French surname, from Old French gerba (“wheatsheaf”) (see modern verb gerber (“to sheave”)).
Proper noun edit
Garbe (plural Garbes)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Garbe is the 22131st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1168 individuals. Garbe is most common among White (95.55%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Garbe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 14.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈɡarbə/, [ˈɡaʁbə], [ˈɡaɐ̯bə], [ˈɡaːbə]
Audio (file) Audio (Austria) (file) - Homophone: Gabe (some speakers)
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German garbe, from Old High German garba, from Proto-West Germanic *garbā (“sheaf”).
Noun edit
Garbe f (genitive Garbe, plural Garben)
Declension edit
Declension of Garbe [feminine]
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle High German garwe, from Old High German garwa, from Proto-West Germanic *garwu, perhaps a variant of *garu (“prepared, ready (of food”)), as the plant was used medicinally for digestion.[1][2]
Noun edit
Garbe f (genitive Garbe, plural Garben)
Declension edit
Declension of Garbe [feminine]
Derived terms edit
- Schafgarbe (“yarrow”)
References edit
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Garbe”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “gerwe”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute