Where does “Hibbs” come from?
Hibbs is an English surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from Old Spanish Isabel, though the semantic connection remains undocumented.
Ancestry of “Hibbs”, step by step
Hibbs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Isabel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Isabel | A place name |
| 2 | Spanish | Isabel | Elizabeth biblical character |
| 3 | Portuguese | Isabel | — |
| 4 | Old Occitan | Elisabel | — |
| 5 | Latin | Elisabeth | Elisabeth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἐλισάβετ | Elizabeth mother of John the Baptist |
| 7 | Hebrew | אלישבע | my God is an oath; the Lord is her oath |
| 8 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 9 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 10 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |