Given name & surname
Ebbe
“having the strength of the tide”·“as solid as a rock”·“as strong as a boar; as brave as a boar”
Ebbe is a variant of Ebba. One English interpretation is “having the strength of the tide.” Ebbe is a variant of Eben. One Hebrew interpretation is “as solid as a rock.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ebbe is a variant of Ebba. One English interpretation is “having the strength of the tide.” Ebbe is a variant of Eben. One Hebrew interpretation is “as solid as a rock.” In German use, Ebbe is an affectionate form of Eberhard. One German interpretation is “as strong as a boar; as brave as a boar.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ebbe is a variant of Ebba. An origin associated with Ebba is Old English. Ebbe is a variant of Eben. An origin associated with Eben is Hebrew. Ebbe is an affectionate form of Esbjörn. An origin associated with Esbjörn is Old Norse. In German use, Ebbe is an affectionate form of Eberhard. An origin associated with Eberhard is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Scandinavian use, Ebbe is used as an affectionate form of Esbjörn. In German use, Ebbe is used as an affectionate form of Eberhard.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ebbe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1918. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 136 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ebbe’s family of names
Ebbe is an affectionate form of Eberhard. In Danish usage, Ebbe has a feminine form in Ebba. Ebbe has a related form in Eben.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ebbe has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ebbe
- Ebbe SandDanish footballer (born 1972)
- Ebbe SchwartzDanish football administrator (1901–1964)
- Ebbe ParsnerDanish rower (1922–2013)
- Ebbe HertzbergNorwegian politician (1847-1912)
- Ebbe SkovdahlDanish football manager (1945-2020)
- Ebbe Langbergactor, Film director (1933–1989)
- Ebbe CarlssonSwedish journalist and publisher (1947–1992)
- Ebbe RodeDanish actor and writer (1910–1998)
- Ebbe BasseyNigerian American actress1962–1999
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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