Robbe

Shortened from the personal name Robert.

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Robbe

1. a surname

Borrowed from Low German robbe, rubbe, in Middle Low German meaning “rabbit." Of uncertain ultimate origin; compare English rabbit, French rabot (“plane”). Or, possibly related to Latvian rups (“coarse, rough”), referring to the whiskers. Also compared is the personal name Robbe. Has also been compared to English rub, referring to seals' movements, but this is unlikely.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔbə/

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Robbe f (genitive Robbe, plural Robben)

1. seal, pinniped (animal)

   Synonyms: (rare) Flossenfüßer, (in loose use) Seehund

• Heuler
• Seeelefant, See-Elefant
• Seelöwe
• Walross

• “Robbe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Robbe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Robbe” in Duden online
• Robbe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “rob1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute (seal)
• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “rob5”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute (rabbit)