Ebbe

Gender Masculine
Usage Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German (Rare)
Pronounced Pron. EHB-beh(Swedish)
 EH-bə(German)
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Meaning & History

Diminutive of EBERHARD and other names beginning with the Germanic element ebur meaning "wild boar". In Scandinavia it is also a diminutive of ESBEN.

Related Names

Feminine FormsEbba(Danish) Ebba(Swedish) Ebba(Norwegian) Ebba(German)
Other Languages & CulturesEberhard, Erhard(Ancient Germanic) Ásbjǫrn, Bjarni(Ancient Scandinavian) Osbeorn(Anglo-Saxon) Evert, Eef(Dutch) Osborn, Everard, Oz, Ozzie, Ozzy(English) Bjarni(Faroese) Évrard(French) Ásbjörn, Bjarni(Icelandic) Eberardo(Spanish)

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Sweden: March 6

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Entry updated February 28, 2019