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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Rabige f. Obscure.

The name was not uncommon in the south of England in the second half of the 16th C, but its origin is a mystery.

England
Early Modern English
1582 Rabige DEmar-vol2 p. 7; 1585 Rabidge ibid. p. 11; 1589 Rabidge ibid. p. 18; 1590 Rabige ibid. p. 21; 1593 Rabish ibid. p. 26; 1594 Rabish ibid. p. 29
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Rabige". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Rabige.