# Keble

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkiːbəl/ · frequency rank #85,412

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English.
2. Ellipsis of Keble College, Oxford.

## Etymology
Probably a doublet of Cobbold, from the Old English personal name Cūþbeald, from cūþ (“famous”) and beald (“bold”). Alternatively from Old English ceol (“ship”) + beald (“bold”). Keeble, Kibble, Kebill, Kebble, Kebbell, Keable, Kebyll are variants. The college is named for John Keble (1792–1866), Anglican theologian and Tractarian.

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