gibbs
/ɡɪbz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.65 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An English patronymic surname from Gibb (Gilbert).
name
A male given name, a diminutive form of Gilbert.
name
A village in Adair County, Missouri, United States.
name
An unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee, United States.
Example Sentences
- "On Friday, Meijer told CNN that he’s “not here to whine about the (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) coming in and meddling” in his race, referring to the House Democratic campaign arm spending spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads to boost Gibbs’ profile in hopes of a more favorable general election matchup. (Gibbs will face Democrat Hillary Scholten in November.)"
- "This is the Gibbs Mansfield whose picture, taken with his father, you used to see printed in the magazines when he was a very little chap. He was named Gibbs Mansfield, but something more than a year ago, he assumed the name his father made famous, and the cast as it was printed on the program for the amateur performance last evening was headed with this—Richard Mansfield, 2d."
- "Miss May Gould, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Trowbridge Gould of Chestnut Hill, was married this afternoon in Leslie Lindsey Memorial Chapel here to Gibbs Wynkoop Sherrill, son of General Charles H. Sherrill of New York, former United States Ambassador to Turkey, and Mrs. Sherrill."
- "Gibbs Seraphin, a Grand Street running back."
Etymology
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.