Gottlieb

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gottlieb.

Proper noun

Gottlieb (plural Gottliebs)

1. A surname from German.
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German

Etymology

Old High German got (“God”) + Old High German leiba (“descendant, son”). Used by Pietists as a translation of Amadeus and Theophil through the folk etymology Gott + lieb (“beloved”).

Proper noun

Gottlieb m (proper noun, strong, genitive Gottliebs)

1. a male given name

Proper noun

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

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Polish

Etymology

From German Gottlieb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔt.tljɛp/
• Rhymes: -ɔttljɛp
• Syllabification: Got‧tlieb

Proper noun

Gottlieb m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Gottlieb

	singular	plural
nominative	Gottlieb	Gottliebowie
genitive	Gottlieba	Gottliebów
dative	Gottliebowi	Gottliebom
accusative	Gottlieba	Gottliebów
instrumental	Gottliebem	Gottliebami
locative	Gottliebie	Gottliebach
vocative	Gottliebie	Gottliebowie

Proper noun

Gottlieb f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Derived terms

• Gottliebowa
• Gottliebówna

See also

• Appendix:Polish surnames