Reibbit is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.
Reibbit is variant of Rabett. See Rabbit - Perhaps from some fancied resemblance to that animal. Rabett is, however, an archaism for a war-horse; thus in a MS. quoted by Halliwell:
"Then came the dewke Segwyne ryght,
Armed on a rabett wyght,-"
i.e, on a strong charger. And-
"Sir Guy bestrode a rabyghte,
That was moche and lyghte."
Rabut is the form in Hundred Rolls
This ancient family, who have resided at Bramfield, county of Suffolk, for several centuries, claim a Norman descent.
The lastname is a variation of Rabbit. Perhaps from some fancied resemblance to that animal. Rabett is, however, an archaism for a war-horse; thus in a MS. quoted by Halliwell:
"Then came the dewke Segwyne ryght,
Armed on a rabett wyght,-"
i.e, on a strong charger. And-
"Sir Guy bestrode a rabyghte,
That was moche and lyghte."
Rabut is the form in Hundred Rolls.