The babe Surname
babe Name Meaning and History
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the personal name Baba (babe or bobe in Yiddish), from Slavic baba ‘grandmother’, ‘old woman’. This name was sometimes given to a tenderly guarded or seriously sick child.
- German: recorded in Eastphalia as a surname since the 15th century but of uncertain origin. In eastern areas of Germany the Sorbian (Slavic) word baba ‘old woman’ (see 1) may be involved; in the south perhaps a development from baby talk like Babo. Compare Baab
- Perhaps also an Americanized form of Baab, Baba, or some similar name.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Louise Babe Menkel, missionary in Africa | Mary Cloutier | 10 |
| Babe 1780/1904 massachusetts/California |
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| Gladys Babe - Flora, Indiana - Aug 30, 1920 |
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| Annie and Allen Babe, Northland New Zealand |
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| Laura May Babe | Leslie McLaughlin | 1 |
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| birthmother | Lynn Phillips | 0 |
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