Sibbe

First attested as cybde in 1307. Etymology unknown. Proposed derivations from Latin cippus (“stake”), sibbe (“family, clan”) or Middle Dutch sijp (“watercourse”) are incompatible with the oldest attestations of the toponym.

See also Limburgish Sub, Suub.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪ.bə/
• Hyphenation: Sib‧be
• Rhymes: -ɪbə
• Homophone: sibbe

Sibbe n

1. A village in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands

• Sibbenaar
• Sibbens

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Clipping of Sibelius, or directly from Sibbe (farmstead in Finland), whence also Sibelius. Compare also Mosse (“Mozart”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsibːe/, [ˈs̠ibːe̞]
• Rhymes: -ibːe
• Syllabification^(key): Sib‧be

Sibbe (colloquial)

1. (musician slang) Jean Sibelius (composer)

   Sibben kakkonen on aina ollut musta hänen paras teoksensa.

   I always Sibelius' second symphony to be his best work.