Krabbe

Borrowed from German and Danish Krabbe.

Krabbe (plural Krabbes)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Krabbe is the 36337^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 616 individuals. Krabbe is most common among White (93.83%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Krabbe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 346.

Borrowed from Low German and Middle Low German krabbe. Cognate with Dutch krab, English crab, Old Norse krabbi (Norwegian krabbe, Swedish krabba). Ultimately from the same root as krabbeln. See crab for more.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁabə/

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• Hyphenation: Krab‧be

Krabbe f (genitive Krabbe, plural Krabben)

1. crab
2. shrimp
3. (architecture) crocket

• krabbeln

Krabbe m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Krabbes or (with an article) Krabbe, feminine genitive Krabbe, plural Krabbes or Krabbe)

1. a surname

• “Krabbe” in Duden online
• “Krabbe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache