HYBE

Hybe (Hungarian: Hibbe) is a village and municipality in the Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. Names and etymology The name is of Slavic (Slovak) origin with uncertain etymology. Possibly, it derives from the stem -gyb/-hyb. Proto-Slavic gybij, gybkij, gybaja, gybica, Slovak hybký - unstable, flexible, the stem is present also in words like ohyb - bending, pohyb - movement, etc. The name may refer to the character of the river Hybica. The name was adopted by the Germans before the lenition of Slavic /g/ to /h/ in Slovak ( 1200) - Geib. History