Hleb
Belarusian · Boy · 1 syllable
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About the name Hleb
The given name 'Hleb' means "bread" in Belarusian and Russian, derived from the Old East Slavic *xlěbъ*, itself a borrowing from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz.
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Etymology
The given name 'Hleb' means "bread" in Belarusian and Russian, derived from the Old East Slavic *xlěbъ*, itself a borrowing from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. It is primarily used in Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian cultures, often within Eastern Orthodox Christian communities, and notably appears as the name of a 10th-century Kievan prince, Hleb of Polotsk.
Hleb currently ranks #661 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2016.
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