Ebbe

Gender：
Pronounced： [ EB-be (Swedish), E-bə (German) ]
Popularity：
Usage：Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German (Rare)

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.

EBERHARD male German, Ancient Germanic

German form of EVERARD. This name was borne by a 9th-century Duke of Friuli.

EVERARD male English (Rare)

Means "brave boar", derived from the Germanic elements ebur "wild boar" and hard "brave, hardy". The Normans introduced it to England, where it joined the Old English cognate Eoforheard. It has only been rarely used since the Middle Ages. Modern use of the name may be inspired by the surname Everard, itself derived from the medieval name.

ESBEN male Danish, Norwegian

Variant of ASBJØRN.

ASBJ?RN male Norwegian, Danish

Norwegian and Danish form of ÁSBJÖRN.

áSBJ?RN male Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic

Old Norse name derived from the elements áss "god" and björn "bear". It is therefore a cognate of OSBORN.

OSBORN male English

Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and beorn "bear". During the Anglo-Saxon period there was also a Norse cognate Ásbjörn used in England, and after the Norman conquest the Norman cognate Osbern was introduced. It was occasionally revived in the 19th century, in part from a surname that was derived from the given name.

Names related to Ebbe：

FULL FORMS

DANISH: Asbjørn, Esben, Espen

GERMAN: Eberhard, Erhard

NORWEGIAN: Asbjørn, Esben, Espen

SWEDISH: Asbjörn, Esbjörn

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Eberhard, Erhard

ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Ásbjörn, Bjarni

ANGLO-SAXON: Osbeorn

DANISH: Bjarne, Ebbe

DUTCH: Evert