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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • German : nickname of disputed origin: Nobis was a euphemism for the devil; alternatively, the name may be taken from Nobiskrüge (‘Nobis taverns’), a term denoting an outlying tavern, on the edge of civilization.

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