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Wiebe - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Wiebe

[ 1 syll. w-ie-be, wi-ebe ] The boy name Wiebe is pronounced as WIYB KEY. Wiebe is used predominantly in the Dutch, Frisian, and German languages, and its origin is Germanic. The name evolved as a medieval short or pet form of other names with the first element 'wig' (fighter, warrior). The name Wiebke (Frisian and German) is the female version of Wiebe. See also the related form, Wigbert (German).

Wiebe is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Wiebe include Web (English), Webb (English), and Wapi.

KEY: English pronunciation for Wiebe: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)"


 
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