Meaning and Origin
What does the name Dub mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
- To confer knighthood upon; as, the king dubbed his son Henry a knight.
- To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle; to call."A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth." [Pope.]
- To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.(Obs)"His diadem was dropped down Dubbed with stones." [Morte d'Arthure.]
- To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab;as:
- To dress with an adz; as, to dub a stick of timber smooth.
- To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap.
Halliwell. - To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process of cyrrying it.
Tomlinson. - To prepare for fighting, as a gamecock, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.
- To dress with an adz; as, to dub a stick of timber smooth.
Note: ☞ The conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with the sword.
Etymology: AS. dubban to strike, beat (“dubbade his sunu . . . to rīdere.” AS. Chron. an. 1086); akin to Icel. dubba; cf. OF. adouberprob. fr. Icel.) a chevalier, Icel. dubba til riddara
- to add sound to an existing recording, audio or video; -- often used with in. The sound may be of any type or of any duration.
- to mix together two or more sound or video recordings to produce a composite recording.
Etymology: Cf. Ir. dób mire, stream, W. dwvr water
- The new sounds added by dubbing
- Provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
- Give a nickname to
- Raise (someone) to knighthood