# Gibb

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #40,713

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.

## Etymology
Derived from a Middle English diminutive of the name Gilbert

## Easily confused with
- **gig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-gig)
- **gif** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-gif)
- **gin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-gin)
- **Gil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-gil)
- **git** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-git)
- **Gio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-gio)
- **gob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-gob)
- **give** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-give)
- **girl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-girl)
- **gift** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-gift)
- **grab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-grab)
- **gill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-gill)
- **gigs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-gigs)
- **gina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-gina)
- **GmbH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-gmbh)
- **Gigi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-gigi)
- **gist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-gist)
- **grub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-grub)
- **gilt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-gilt)
- **gino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gibb-vs-gino)

## Common misspellings (3)
`gbib`, `ggibb`, `igbb`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gibb