At a Glance: Name: Preben – Meaning: roughly 'first battle' (from a Slavic name adapted into medieval Danish as Pridbjørn) – Origin: Slavic (via Wendish Pritbor, through medieval Danish) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: PREH-ben
Preben is a Slavic (via Wendish Pritbor, through medieval Danish) boy's name meaning “roughly 'first battle' (from a Slavic name adapted into medieval Danish as Pridbjørn)”. It appears in our list of 200+ Classic Danish Boy Names That Are Seriously Scandi.
Meaning & Origin of Preben
Meaning: Roughly 'first battle' (from a Slavic name adapted into medieval Danish as Pridbjørn).
Origin: Slavic (via Wendish Pritbor, through medieval Danish).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Preben
Phonetic: PREH-ben IPA: /ˈprɛbən/
Popularity of Preben
Preben 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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