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This surname of JARBOE was originally derived from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements GEB (gift) + HARD (brave, hardy and strong). A saint of this name was bishop of Constance around the end of the 10th century, and his popularity may have had an influence on the continued use of the given name into the Middle Ages. The name has spread widely in many forms which include JAYBER, JAYBAR, JABIR, JABOE, GERHARDT, GEBHARD, GEBERT, GABERT, GOBHARDT, GEFFE, GIBKE, GEBBERS and GEVE, to name but a few. Surnames are divided into four categories, from occupations, nicknames, baptismal and locational. All the main types of these are found in German-speaking areas, and names derived from occupations and from nicknames are particularly common. A number of these are Jewish. Patronymic surnames are derived from vernacular Germanic given names, often honouring Christian saints. Regional and ethnic names are also common. The German preposition 'von (from) or 'of', used with habitation names, is taken as a mark of aristocracy, and usually denoted proprietorship of the village or estate from where they came. Some members of the nobility affected the form VON UND ZU with their titles. In eastern Germany there was a heavy influence both from and on neighbouring Slavonic languages. Many Prussian surnames are of Slavonic origin. A notable member of the name includes JAYBER the 4th century alchemist who took the name GEBER (Latin for JABIR) to trade on the reputation of JABIR ibn Hayyan, a celebrated Arabic alchemist. His principal writings are the clearest exposition of alchemical theory and laboratory procedures produced before the 16th century.