Ebbe

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Danish

Etymology

Shortened from Esbjørn (from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn) and Enbjørn (from Old Norse Arnbjørn).

Proper noun

Ebbe

  1. a male given name

German

Etymology

16th century, from Middle Low German ebbe, from Old Saxon *ebbia, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjā, from Proto-Germanic *abjǭ. Cognate to Dutch eb, English ebb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛbə/
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Noun

Ebbe f (genitive Ebbe, plural Ebben)

  1. ebb, low tide
    Antonym: Flut
    Hypernyms: Tide, Gezeiten

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Further reading

  • Ebbe” in Duden online
  • Ebbe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Etymology

From Danish, shortened from Esbjørn (from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn) and Enbjørn (from Old Norse Arnbjørn).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ebbe c (genitive Ebbes)

  1. a male given name from Danish