The elbe Surname
elbe Name Meaning and History
- habitational name from any of various places named Elbe or from the river name.
- from a short form of a Germanic personal name beginning Alf-, from an element cognate with Middle Low German alf ‘ghost’, Middle High German alp (plural elbe).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 12 - Messages: 45
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| The Elbe of Illinois and US |
 HartmutVerheyen
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| Hermann Elbe |
HartmutVerheyen
| 1 |
| Elbe family | Wendy | 6 |
| Esther Victoria Elbe-Hurrelbrink | Mary | 0 |
| Elbes in WI | Pam Elbe | 2 |
| barbara elbe | shane | 1 |
| Elbe Family history | Andrea Niven (nee Elbe) | 2 |
| ROBERT SCOTT ELBE |
ricgro
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| father | Iris Hester | 6 |
| Elbe Family History | Bonny Elbe | 1 |
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