Ib is a ♂ male name.
Origin of Ib
Ib is a Danish short form of the Hebrew name Jakob.
Meaning of Ib
Ib originally means “may God protect”. Besides, Ib means “holder of the heel” (from Hebrew “‘akév/עָקֵב” = heel) or “supplanter” (from Hebrew “‘akáv/עָקַב” = to follow/to supplant), because he was born grasping the heel of his first born twin brother Esau and he bought his birthright to supplant him.
Pronunciation of Ib
Ib in the categories
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- 🇦🇹 Austria: 6148 ↓↓ -293
- 🇦🇺 Australia: 10404 ↓ -68
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 6858 ↓ -75
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 5754 ↓↓ -115
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 9302 ↓↓ -158
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 9051 ↓ -55
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 4775 ↓↓ -135
- 🇪🇸 Spain: 7055 ↓↓ -276
- 🇫🇮 Finland: 8949 ↑↑ 356
- 🇫🇷 France: 6807 ↓↓ -284
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 6105 ↓ -22
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 12107 ↓ -83
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 12057 ↓ -68
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 9209 ↑↑ 301
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 5291 ↑ 22
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 10626 ↓↓ -238
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 7794 ↓ -22
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 5072 ↓↓ -723
- 🇺🇸 United States: 6800 ↓↓ -207
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