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'''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 The surname '''Kolb''' originates from the ] "]", with various meanings. The main sense is a '']''&nbsp;– a heavy ] war club with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush armor, or a '']''&nbsp;– 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&nbsp;– 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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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.

References

  1. "Kolb Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved August 22, 2015. In Silesia the term denoted a shock of hair or a shorn head.
  2. "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.
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