Boy · German
Gottlieb
Say it: GOT-leep
Meaning
German Gott 'God' and lieb 'dear, loving'; used as a German translation of Greek Theophilus.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A favourite of German Pietists in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 320 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1890, about 1 in 12,300 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Latin | Theophilus |
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Famous bearers
- Gottlieb Daimler, engineer
- Johann Gottlieb Fichte, philosopher
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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