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The baby name Gottlieb is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced German IPA: /ˈɡɔtˌliːp/; English respelling: GOT-leeb (GOT like 'got', leeb rhyming with 'keep').

Gottlieb is German in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: German
Pronunciation: German IPA: /ˈɡɔtˌliːp/; English respelling: GOT-leeb (GOT like 'got', leeb rhyming with 'keep')

What is the meaning of the name Gottlieb ?

The baby name Gottlieb is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced German IPA: /ˈɡɔtˌliːp/; English respelling: GOT-leeb (GOT like 'got', leeb rhyming with 'keep').

Gottlieb is German in Origin.

Gottlieb is a German given name from Middle High German Gott "God" + lieb "dear, beloved; love," conveying the sense "beloved of God" or "one who loves God." It belongs to a family of devotional names and is closely paralleled by Latin Amadeus and the Slavic Bogumil/Bohumil; Theophil/Theophilus is a Greek-influenced counterpart.

Documented from the late medieval period, the name flourished in German-speaking lands, especially with Lutheran Pietism and the Moravian Church in the 17th-18th centuries, and remained frequent as a middle name into the 19th century. Notable bearers include engineer Gottlieb Daimler, composer Gottlieb Muffat, and painter Gottlieb Schick; the philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte illustrates its common use in compound naming. Variants and related forms include Gotlieb and Polish Gotlib, the diminutive Gottl, and the rare feminine Gottliebe.

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Gottlieb – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
NA Boys 0 #186 50 6,830
France Boys 1913 #206 3 584
HU Girls 0 #224 2 3,308
NA Girls 0 #234 4 7,146
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
Austria Boys 0 #416 27 2,180
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
CM Boys 0 #541 10 12,054
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
IL Boys 0 #623 3 10,983
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
Germany Boys 0 #918 35 5,697
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821
ZA Boys 0 #1,168 11 25,619
MA 0 #1,199 1 20,986
DZ 0 #1,234 1 20,130
TR 0 #1,254 1 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,455 17 10,046

Gottlieb is popular in 28 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Austria
BR
CL
CM

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People also ask about Gottlieb

Gottlieb is predominantly a boy's name.
Gottlieb is a 2 syllable name, pronounced German IPA: /ˈɡɔtˌliːp/; English respelling: GOT-leeb (GOT like 'got', leeb rhyming with 'keep').
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Gottliebe (feminine), Gottleib (archaic/alternative spelling), Gottl (diminutive and rare).
Across languages, Gottlieb has these equivalents: Theophilus (Greek, 'loved by God' or 'friend of God'), Amadeus (Latin, 'love of God' / 'lover of God'), Jedidiah (Hebrew, 'beloved of the Lord'), Bogdan (Slavic, often 'given by God' / 'God-given').
Yes — Gottlieb ranked #206 in France in 1913.
Gottlieb's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #204 in 1904 to #206 in 1913 in France.