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n masculine

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. The feminine version is

Ebba 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 ...

. It is now mainly found in

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and

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and may refer to: * Ebbe Carlsson (1947–1992), Swedish journalist and publisher * Ebbe Frick, Swedish sprint canoer *

Ebbe Gilbe Ebbe Einar Gilbe (12 February 1940 – 29 April 2008) was a Swedish documentary filmer and director. He had previously worked as a gardener and psychiatric nurse in Vipeholm. In 1970, he was employed at Sveriges Television. In 1988, he made t ...

(1940–2008), Swedish documentary filmmaker and director * Ebbe Grims-land (1915–2015), Swedish composer, viola and mandolin player * Ebbe Gyllenstierna (1911–2003), Swedish Army officer and modern pentathlete *

Ebbe Hamerik Ebbe Hamerik (5 September 1898 – 12 August 1951) was a Danish composer. Born in Frederiksberg, he was the son of composer Asger Hamerik Asger Hamerik (Hammerich) (April 8, 1843 – July 13, 1923) was a Danish composer of the late romant ...

(1898–1951), Danish composer *

Ebbe Hertzberg Ebbe Carsten Hornemann Hertzberg (11 April 1847 – 2 October 1912) was a Norwegian professor and social economist. He was also a legal historian and published several works in that field. Biography Hertzberg was born at Holmestrand in Vestfold ...

(1847–1912), Norwegian professor, social economist and legal historian * Ebbe Hoff (1906–1985), American physiologist *

Ebbe Carsten Hornemann Ebbe Carsten Hornemann (21 January 1784 – 1 June 1851) was a Norwegian politician. Hornemann was born in Trondheim, Norway. He was the son of Henrik Horneman (1738–1807) and Abel Margrethe Hersleb (1747–1813). His father was a landowner and ...

(1784–1851), Norwegian politician *

Ebbe Kornerup Ebbe Kornerup (20 February 1874 – 6 May 1957) was a Danish painter and writer. Ebbe Kornerup was born at Roskilde, Denmark. Kornerup grew up in an artist's home and received his own education as a painter. He was a student at the Royal Dan ...

(1874–1957), Danish painter and writer *

Ebbe Langberg Ebbe Langberg (1 August 1933 – 3 February 1989) was a Danish actor and film director. He appeared in 45 films between 1946 and 1988. Career Langberg debuted as Lotte's little brother in Ditte menneskebarn (1946) and also starred as a child i ...

(1933–1989), Danish actor and film director * Ebbe Lieberath (1871–1937), Swedish military officer, writer and pioneer of Swedish Scouting *

Ebbe Nielsen Ebbe Schmidt Nielsen (7 June 1950 – 7 March 2001) was a Danish entomologist influential in systematics and Lepidoptera research, and an early proponent of biodiversity informatics. The journal ''Invertebrate Systematics'' was established with si ...

(1950–2001), Danish entomologist *

Ebbe Parsner Ebbe Vestermann Parsner (6 June 1922 – 24 October 2013) was a Danish rower who specialized in the double scull A double scull, also abbreviated as a 2x, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two pe ...

(1922–2013), Danish rower *

Ebbe Rode Ebbe Rode (10 May 1910 – 23 May 1998) was a Danish stage and film actor. His father was the writer and critic Helge Rode and his mother the writer Edith Rode. Ebbe Rode was married three times, to actresses Bodil Kjer, Helle Virkner and Nin ...

(1910–1998), Danish actor *

Ebbe Roe Smith Ebbe Roe Smith (born June 25, 1949) is an American actor and screenwriter, who wrote the film ''Falling Down''. As an actor, Smith has appeared in films and television series such as '' Outrageous Fortune'', '' The Big Easy'', ''Fatal Beauty'' ...

(born 1949), American actor and screenwriter *

Ebbe Rørdam Ebbe Rørdam (10 January 1925 – 16 March 1945) was a member of the Danish resistance killed by the German occupying power. Biography On 16 March 1945, Rørdam died in connection with the sabotage of an ammunition train. After his death On ...

(1925–1945), member of the Danish resistance during WWII *

Ebbe Sand Ebbe Sand (; born 19 July 1972) is a former professional footballer from Denmark who played as a forward for Brøndby IF in Denmark and FC Schalke 04 in Germany. He was the Bundesliga top scorer in 2001, and won the DFB-Pokal in 2001 and 2002 w ...

(born 1972), Danish footballer *

Ebbe Schön Ebbe Schön (13 December 1929 – 4 August 2022) was a Swedish author, folklorist and associate professor in literature at Stockholm University. Besides literature, he studied ethnology, Scandinavian languages and Slavonic languages at Stock ...

(1929–2022), Swedish author, folklorist and associate professor in literature *

Ebbe Schwartz Ebbe Schwartz (3 May 1901 – 19 October 1964) was a Danish football administrator. Career * From 1950 until 1964 he was president of the Danish Football Association (DBU). * He served as the first UEFA president (1954–1962). * From ...

(1901–1964), Danish football administrator *

Ebbe Siönäs Ebbe Siönäs (born March 7, 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing with AIK IF in the Swedish SuperElit. Siönäs was placed by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau The NHL Central Scouting Services ...

(born 1995), Swedish ice hockey goaltender *

Ebbe Skovdahl Ebbe Skovdahl Hansen (5 July 1945 – 23 October 2020) was a Danish football manager. He most prominently was a successful manager at Brøndby, for whom he had also played in his active years. He helped turn the side into the most dominant Danis ...

(1945–2020), Danish football coach and manager *

Ebbe Ulfeldt Jacob Mogensen, or Ebbe Ulfeldt (c. 1600 – c. 1670), was the brother of the Danish naval officer Corfits Ulfeldt, and became a landscape painter in Delft. According to the RKD he was a registered pupil of Jacob Vosmaer. He is probably the ...

(c. 1600–c. 1670), Danish landscape painter * Ebbe Wallén (1917–2009), Swedish bobsledder Ebbe is also a surname: * Dean Ebbe (born 1994), Irish footballer

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