Lioba (first name)
Lioba is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
The name has its origin in the Gothic language and means love , the lover or the one who gives love .
name day
Name day is September 28th , the day on which the remains of Lioba from Tauberbischofsheim were reburied in the mountain church St. Peter in Petersberg (Hesse) .
variants
- Leobgyth: Greek
- Leoba: English
- Ljuba , Lijuba: Slavic-speaking area
Well-known namesake
- Lioba von Tauberbischofsheim (around 700/710 − around 782), missionary and abbess
- Lioba Albus (* 1958), German actress, cabaret artist and radio presenter
- Lioba Baving (* 1965), German psychologist
- Lioba Betten (* 1948), German librarian and publisher
- Lioba Braun (* 1957), German classical singer
- Lioba Happel (* 1957), German writer
- Lioba Munz (1913–1997), German Benedictine nun and artist
- Lioba Reddeker (1961–2011), German art scholar and curator
- Lioba Theis , German art historian
- Lioba Werth (* 1972), German psychologist
- Lioba Winterhalder (1945–2012), German stage and costume designer
See also
- Lioba (disambiguation)