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Keble

UK/ˈkiːbəl/ uncommon informal

noun

1.

English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford Movement (1792-1866)

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Probably a doublet of Cobbold, from the Old English personal name Cūþbeald, from cūþ (“famous”) and beald (“bold”). Alternatively from Old English ceol (“ship”) + beald (“bold”). Keeble, Kibble, Kebill, Kebble, Kebbell, Keable, Kebyll are variants. The college is named for John Keble (1792-1866), Anglican theologian and Tractarian.

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