Giebel

Borrowed from German Giebel.

Giebel (plural Giebels)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Giebel is the 28131^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 851 individuals. Giebel is most common among White (96.24%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Giebel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 40.

• Belgie, Biegel, Geibel, beigel

From Middle High German gibel, from Old High German gibil, from Proto-Germanic *gabla- (“top of a pitched roof”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰobʰ-lo-, likely derived from the stem *ǵʰebʰ-l-.[1] Compare Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌻𐌰 (gibla), Old Norse gafl.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiːbl̩/

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Giebel m (strong, genitive Giebels, plural Giebel)

1. gable
   • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, “Aus dem Lande der Ostseeritter”, in Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun., page 73:

     Die Hauptfassade war mit einem griechischen Giebel und dorischen Säulen geschmückt worden, […]

     The main facade had been decorated with a Greek gable and Doric columns, […]

• gegiebelt

• “Giebel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Giebel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.