The naber Surname
naber Name Meaning and History
- North German: nickname from Low German Naber ‘neighbor’. Compare Neighbor.
- Southwestern German: from a personal name given in honor of St. Nabor; or a habitational name from a place in Alsace. In Württemberg there is a place name Nabern, derived from the river name Naber, which might have contributed to the surname.
- German: occupational name for a maker of wheel hubs, Middle High German nabeger, from nabe ‘hub’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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