Deb
See also: Appendix:Variations of "deb"
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛb/
- Rhymes: -ɛb
Etymology 1
Shortening.
Proper noun
Deb (plural Debs)
- A diminutive of the female given name Deborah.
See also
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Bengali দেব (deb).
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Deb (plural Debs)
- a transliteration of the Bengali surname দেব (deb).
- Radhakanta Deb, b. 1784
- A surname from Bengali.
- Sopan Deb, b. 1988
Related terms
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Deb”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 419.
- Forebears