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Surname Etymology and Meaning of GIBLIN

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Scottish and Irish: from a pet form of Gibb.
2. French: reduced form of Gibelin, from a pet form of a Germanic personal name formed with gi-.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)