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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Polish : variant spelling of D{a,}bek, from a pet form of the personal name d{a,}b, or a nickname from d{a,}bek ‘small oak’.
  • Jewish (from Poland) : ornamental adoption of Polish d{a,}bek ‘small oak’.

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