At a Glance
- Meaning
- Short form of Esbjørn/Ásbjǫrn ('god' + 'bear'); note that identically-spelled 'ebbe' is also the ordinary Danish word for 'ebb tide', an unrelated homograph
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- EB-beh
Ebbe is an Old Norse boy's name meaning “short form of Esbjørn/Ásbjǫrn ('god' + 'bear'); note that identically-spelled 'ebbe' is also the ordinary Danish word for 'ebb tide', an unrelated homograph”. It appears in our list of 200+ Classic Danish Boy Names That Are Seriously Scandi.
Meaning & Origin of Ebbe
Meaning: Short form of Esbjørn/Ásbjǫrn ('god' + 'bear'); note that identically-spelled 'ebbe' is also the ordinary Danish word for 'ebb tide', an unrelated homograph.
Origin: Old Norse.
A common claim: Brave, strong boar Actually: Ebbe is sometimes glossed as 'brave, strong boar,' but it's derived from Ásbjǫrn ('god' + 'bear') instead — no source supports a 'boar' meaning.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Ebbe
EB-behIPA /ˈɛbə/
Popularity of Ebbe
Ebbe doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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