Гълѣбе

Old Novgorodian

Alternative forms

• Глѣбе (Glěbe) — Late Old Novgorodian

Etymology

From East Slavic-Varangian given name *Guđlêƀ, borrowed from Old Norse Guðleifr (literally “God's heir”) from guð (“God”) + leifr (“inheritor”).

Compare with Old Swedish Guðlēfr, Old Saxon Godolēf, Godlēf, Old English Gūðlāf, German Gottlieb.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Гъ‧лѣ‧бе

Proper noun

Гълѣбе • (Gŭlěbe) m

1. a male given name, Gleb

Derived terms

proper nouns

• Гълѣбъко (Gŭlěbŭko)
• Гълѣбьць (Gŭlěbĭcʹĭ)

Descendants

• →? Old East Slavic: Гълѣбъ (Gŭlěbŭ), Глѣбъ (Glěbŭ)
  • → Old Ruthenian: Глѣбъ (Hlěb) (learned)
    • → Belarusian: Глеб (Hljeb) (learned)
    • → Ukrainian: Гліб (Hlib) (learned)
  • → Russian: Глеб (Gleb) (learned)

Further reading

• “Гълѣбе”, in Birchbark Letters Corpus, 2003–2026