name ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   An island off the Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.
2. 2
   A male given name, Scottish version of Rob, from Robert.
3. 3
   A town on the above island.

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Rab, ultimately derived from a substrate root *Arb-, as apparent in Ancient Greek Ἄρβα (Árba), Latin Arba and Italian Arbe.

Related phrases

adriatic sea

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