"Rab" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Serbo-Croatian Rab, ultimately derived from a substrate root *Arb-, as apparent in Ancient Greek Ἄρβα (Árba), Latin Arba and Italian Arbe. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sh|Rab}} Serbo-Croatian Rab, {{cog|grc|Ἄρβα}} Ancient Greek Ἄρβα (Árba), {{cog|la|Arba}} Latin Arba, {{cog|it|Arbe}} Italian Arbe Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rab
  1. An island off the Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.
    Sense id: en-Rab-en-name-1bzkVc1R
  2. A town on the above island.
    Sense id: en-Rab-en-name-mx9DtB3V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rab
  1. A male given name, Scottish version of Rob, from Robert. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English diminutives of male given names
    Sense id: en-Rab-en-name-OiujPj1c Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 7 3 91 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 10 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 7 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 5 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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