Save Gender Feminine Usage History, German Pronounced Pron. LEE-o-bah(German) lee-OH-bah(German) [key] Other Forms FormsLeoba Meaning & History Short form of Liobgetha, Latinized form of Leofgyð. She was an 8th-century English saint active as a missionary in Germany.The name Lioba is also used by Russia Germans as Germanisation of the name Lyubov.