Deb
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "deb"
English
Pronunciation
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