Krabbe
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German and Danish Krabbe.
Proper noun
Krabbe (plural Krabbes)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Krabbe is the 36337th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 616 individuals. Krabbe is most common among White (93.83%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Krabbe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 346.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German and Middle Low German krabbe, probably from the root of krabbeln.
Cognate with Dutch krab, English crab, Old Norse krabbi (Norwegian krabbe, Swedish krabba). Root cognate with crawl, scrape. More at crab. Further origin unknown; either from a substrate language, or, if inherited, related to kerben. Compare Latin carabus.
Pronunciation
Noun
Krabbe f (genitive Krabbe, plural Krabben)
Declension
Declension of Krabbe
Hyponyms
- Königskrabbe (“king crab”)
Derived terms
Derived terms
Related terms
Proper noun
Krabbe m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Krabbes or (with an article) Krabbe, feminine genitive Krabbe, plural Krabbes or Krabbe)
- a surname