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Danish
Etymology
Shortened from Esbjørn (from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn) and Enbjørn (from Old Norse Arnbjørn).
Proper noun
Ebbe
- 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
Noun
Ebbe f (genitive Ebbe, plural Ebben)
- 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)
- a male given name from Danish