# Holbein

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #65,966

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.

## Etymology
From a German nickname for a bowlegged person, from Middle High German hol (“hollow”) + bein (“leg”)

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