Holbein

English

Etymology

From a German nickname for a bowlegged person, from Middle High German hol (“hollow”) + bein (“leg”)

Proper noun

Holbein

1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

• Holbein stitch
• Holbeinesque
• Holbeinian

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holbein”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 191.