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| The surname '''Kolb''' originates from the ] "]", with various meanings. The main sense is a '']'' – a heavy ] war club with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush armor, or a '']'' – a short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon and part of an official’s insignia. It may also be a house name – there is a record of a house named ''Zum Kolben'' in Strasbourg.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=kolb |title=Kolb Name Meaning |website=ancestry.com |access-date=August 22, 2015 |quote=In Silesia the term denoted a shock of hair or a shorn head.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://surnames.behindthename.com/name/kolbe |title=Surname Kolbe |website=surnames.behindthename.com |access-date=August 22, 2015 |quote=Means 'mace' in German. A mace is a heavy medieval war club with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush armour.}}</ref> | |||
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| *] (1862–1925), Canadian teacher and publisher | |||
| '''Kolb''' - Origin, History, and Meaning: German, from Middle High German kolbe in various meanings. The main sense is ‘mace’- a heavy medieval war club with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush armor, or a ‘cudgel’-a short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon and part of an official’s insignia. It may also be a house name - there is a record of a house named ‘zum Kolben’ in Strasbourg. Source Ancestry.com;surnames.behindthename.com | |||
| *], American historian of science, married to Edward | |||
| ⚫ | *] (1891–1963), German general | ||
| '''Kolb''' may refer to: | |||
| *] (1893–1983), German-American artist | |||
| *] (1870–1967), German pacifist | |||
| ==People== | |||
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*] (1939–2024), U.S. composer | ||
| * |
*] (born 1973), U.S. baseball player | ||
| *] ( |
*] (born 1952), U.S. politician | ||
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| *] (born 1939), U.S. composer | |||
| *] (born 1940), jazz pianist | *] (born 1940), jazz pianist | ||
| *] ( |
*] (unknown), U.S. comedy writer | ||
| *], U.S. politician | *] (1958), U.S. politician | ||
| *], U.S. |
*] (1874–1964), U.S. vaudeville performer | ||
| *], U.S. politician | |||
| *] (1874-1964), U.S. vaudeville performer | |||
| *] (born 1949), U.S. swimmer | *] (born 1949), U.S. swimmer | ||
| *] (born 1975), U.S. baseball player | *] (born 1975), U.S. baseball player | ||
| *] (born 1941), U.S. philosopher | *] (born 1941), U.S. philosopher | ||
| *] (born 1939), U.S. educationist | *] (born 1939), U.S. educationist | ||
| *] |
*] (born 1933), historian | ||
| *] (born |
*] (born 1951), American cosmologist, married to Adrienne | ||
| *] (1898–1959), art critic | |||
| *] (born 1945), German historian | *] (born 1945), German historian | ||
| *], German inventor | *] (unknown), German inventor | ||
| *] (1940–2019), U.S. baseball player | |||
| *], American politician Joe h kolb 1943 artist | |||
| *] (born 1947), U.S. football player | *] (born 1947), U.S. football player | ||
| *] (born 1984), U.S. football player | *] (born 1984), U.S. football player. | ||
| *], U.S. |
*] (unknown), U.S. CIA operative and writer | ||
| *] ( |
*] (1911–2006), U.S. psychiatrist | ||
| *], |
*] (born 1982), French actress | ||
| *] |
*] (born c. 1960s), U.S. archaeologist | ||
| *] U.S. theologian, systematician | *] (born c. 1940), U.S. theologian, systematician | ||
| *] (1951, Mexico) is a Mexican musicologist and oboist. | |||
| *], American businessman | |||
| *], American radiologist | |||
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== References == | ||
| {{Reflist}} | |||
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| ==Other uses== | |||
| *], a French bank part of retail banking network ] | |||
| *], a manufacturer of ] | |||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| * ] | |||
| ] | ] | ||
| {{surname|Kolb}} | {{surname|Kolb}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:09, 23 October 2024
The surname Kolb originates from the Middle High German "kolbe", with various meanings. The main sense is a mace – a heavy medieval war club with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush armor, or a cudgel – a short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon and part of an official’s insignia. It may also be a house name – there is a record of a house named Zum Kolben in Strasbourg.
- Abram Bowman Kolb (1862–1925), Canadian teacher and publisher
- Adrienne Kolb, American historian of science, married to Edward
- Alexander Kolb (1891–1963), German general
- Alphonse A. Kolb (1893–1983), German-American artist
- Annette Kolb (1870–1967), German pacifist
- Barbara Kolb (1939–2024), U.S. composer
- Brandon Kolb (born 1973), U.S. baseball player
- Brian Kolb (born 1952), U.S. politician
- Bubba Kolb (born 1940), jazz pianist
- Carol Kolb (unknown), U.S. comedy writer
- Chris Kolb (1958), U.S. politician
- Clarence Kolb (1874–1964), U.S. vaudeville performer
- Claudia Kolb (born 1949), U.S. swimmer
- Dan Kolb (born 1975), U.S. baseball player
- David Kolb (born 1941), U.S. philosopher
- David A. Kolb (born 1939), U.S. educationist
- Eberhard Kolb (born 1933), historian
- Edward Kolb (born 1951), American cosmologist, married to Adrienne
- Eugen Kolb (1898–1959), art critic
- Frank Kolb (born 1945), German historian
- Franz Kolb (unknown), German inventor
- Gary Kolb (1940–2019), U.S. baseball player
- John Kolb, American politician Joe h kolb 1943 artist
- Jon Kolb (born 1947), U.S. football player
- Kevin Kolb (born 1984), U.S. football player.
- Larry Kolb (unknown), U.S. CIA operative and writer
- Lawrence Kolb (1911–2006), U.S. psychiatrist
- Ophélia Kolb (born 1982), French actress
- Michael J. Kolb (born c. 1960s), U.S. archaeologist
- Robert Kolb (born c. 1940), U.S. theologian, systematician
- Roberto Kolb (1951, Mexico) is a Mexican musicologist and oboist.
- Steven Kolb, American businessman
- Thomas Kolb, American radiologist
References
- "Kolb Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
In Silesia the term denoted a shock of hair or a shorn head.
- "Surname Kolbe". surnames.behindthename.com. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
Means 'mace' in German. A mace is a heavy medieval war club with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush armour.
See also
Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Kolb. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link. Categories: