Keble
/ˈkiːbəl/ name, slang
name, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Old English.
- 2 Ellipsis of Keble College, Oxford. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
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Probably a doublet of Cobbold, from the Old English personal name Cūþbeald, from cūþ (“famous”) and beald (“bold”). Alternatively from Old English ceol (“ship”) + beald (“bold”). Keeble, Kibble, Kebill, Kebble, Kebbell, Keable, Kebyll are variants. The college is named for John Keble (1792–1866), Anglican theologian and Tractarian.