Germanic/Nordic · Girl name
Ebba
“probably from a Germanic element meaning boar; uncertain”
About the name Ebba
Ebba is an old Germanic name. It is usually explained as a short form of names containing the element eber, meaning boar, though this is not certain. In England it was borne by Saint Ebba, a seventh-century abbess of Coldingham in Northumbria. In Sweden Ebba is a long-established feminine name, also linked to the masculine names Ebbe and Eberhard. It remains in use in Scandinavia and Germany.
- Meaning
- probably from a Germanic element meaning boar; uncertain
- Origin
- Germanic/Nordic
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- EB-bah(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Ebba
- Ebba Marie
- Ebba Sofia
- Ebba Elisabeth
- Ebba Astrid
- Ebba Linnéa
Questions about Ebba
- What does Ebba mean?
- Ebba is a Germanic name meaning "probably from a Germanic element meaning boar; uncertain".
- How do you pronounce Ebba?
- Ebba is pronounced EB-bah, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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