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Ebba

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Gender
  
female

Word/name
  
Germanic

Meaning
  
modern form of Old English Æbbe.

Ebba is a feminine given name, the feminine version of Ebbe, which is a diminutive form of the Germanic name Eberhard or Everhard, meaning "strong." Alternately, it may be a form of an Old English name Æbbe, of unknown derivation, which was the name of several early saints. The name was the 10th most popular name given to girls born in Sweden in 2009.

People

  • Ebba Amfeldt (1906–1974), Danish film actress
  • Ebba d'Aubert (1819–1860), Swedish concert pianist
  • Ebba Bielke (1570–1618), Swedish baroness convicted of high treason
  • Ebba Brahe (1596–1674), Swedish countess and courtier
  • Ebba Busch Thor (born 1987), Swedish politician, leader of the Christian Democrats
  • Ebba Carstensen (1885–1967), Danish-Swedish painter
  • Ebba Maria De la Gardie(1657–1697), Swedish poet and countess
  • Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa (died 1549), Swedish noble, mother of Queen Margaret and her sister Martha
  • Ebba Forsberg (born 1964), Swedish singer and actress
  • Ebba Haslund (1917–2009), Norwegian writer
  • Ebba Hultkvist Stragne (born 1983), Swedish child actress, TV personality and PR consultant
  • Ebba Jungmark (born 1987), Swedish high jumper
  • Ebba Leijonhufvud (1595–1654), Swedish countess and courtier
  • Ebba Lindqvist (1908–1995), Swedish poet
  • Ebba Modée, (1775–1840), Swedish noble and courtier
  • Ebba Morman (1769–1802), Swedish stage actress
  • Ebba Munck af Fulkila (1858–1946), Swedish countess and titular princess, married Prince Oscar Bernadotte
  • Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson (born 1987), Swedish singer known as Tove Lo
  • Ebba Sparre (1629–1662), Swedish noble and courtier
  • Ebba Stenbock (died 1614), Swedish noble, sister of Queen Catherine and wife of Klaus Fleming, governor of Finland
  • Ebba Thomsen (1887–1973), Danish actress
  • Ebba von Sydow (born 1981), Swedish journalist and TV personality
  • Ebba Witt-Brattström (born 1953), Swedish academic in comparative literature and feminist profile
  • Æbbe the Younger, (died 817)

    • References

    Ebba Wikipedia
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