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Where does “Tibbs” come from?

Tibbs is an English surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from Old Spanish Isabel, though the semantic connection remains unknown.

Ancestry of “Tibbs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIsabel—
2SpanishIsabel—
3PortugueseIsabel—
4Old OccitanElisabel—
5LatinElisabeth—
6Ancient GreekἘλισάβετ—
7Hebrewאלישבעmy God is an oath; the Lord is her oath
8Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
9Hebrewשמואל—
10Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
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