Submitted NameRevisions Save Gender Feminine Usage History, German Pronounced Pron. LEE-o-bah(German) lee-OH-bah(German) [key] Other Forms FormsLeoba Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 1/21/2012 by SeaHorse15 Edited 2/13/2020 by elbowin Meaning & History Short form of Liobgetha, Latinized form of LEOFGYÐ. She was an 8th-century English saint active as a missionary in Germany.The name Lioba is also used by Russia Germans as Germanisation of the name LYUBOV.