Wiebe

Gender Masculine
Usage Frisian, Dutch
Pronounced Pron. VEE-bə(Dutch)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Originally a Frisian short form of Wigberht (and other names starting with the Old German element wig meaning "war" and a second element beginning with b [1]).

Related Names

DiminutiveWibo(Frisian)
Feminine FormWiebke(Frisian)
Other Languages & CulturesWigberht(Anglo-Saxon) Wigbert(German) Wigberht, Wigbrand(Germanic) Wybert(Medieval English) Wīgaberhtaz(Old Germanic)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   informal   strong   strange   simple  

Categories

diminutives, war

Sources & References

  1. Nederlandse Voornamenbank, entry Wibe, available from https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/verklaring/naam/Wibe.
Entry updated December 7, 2022