Leib

Leib
GenderMale
Language(s)Yiddish
Origin
MeaningLion
Region of originEurope

Leib is a given name, and (less often) a surname usually of Jewish origin. Leib often stems from לייב (leib), the Yiddish word for Hebrew "heart" לב (lev, leb) and with the diminutives Leibel/Leibl and Leibele, or from the Yiddish word for "lion". The Standard German word for lion is Löwe; other – partly dialectal – German forms of the word are Löw, Loew, Löb, Leb and Leib.[citation needed]

Surnames derived from the name

"Leib" may itself be a surname. There are a number of patronymic surnames derived from the name and its variants based on East Slavic patronymic suffix -ich/-icz.

Given name

Surname

  • Ethan Leib (born 1975), American law professor
  • Gary Leib (1955–2021), American cartoonist and animator
  • Günther Leib (1927–2024), German baritone and voice professor
  • Michael Leib (1760–1822), American politician
  • Georg Leib (1846-1910), Royal Councillor of Commerce and German philanthropist

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