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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Isabel	—
2	Spanish	Isabel	—
3	Portuguese	Isabel	—
4	Old Occitan	Elisabel	—
5	Latin	Elisabeth	—
6	Ancient Greek	Ἐλισάβετ	—
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	—

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