Which Germanic people gave its name to the region of Swabia?
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The region of Swabia derives its name from the Suebi, a group of Germanic peoples.12
The Suebi were a tribal confederation that included the Alemanni, who, along with other Suebian groups, occupied the upper Rhine and Danube regions beginning in the 3rd century CE. While the area was initially known as Alemannia, it became identified as Swabia by the 11th century.123