{{otheruses}} {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Ebba | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = female | meaning = modern form of Old English Æbbe. | region = | nickname = | origin = Germanic | related names = Ebbe (masculine version) | footnotes = }} thumb | right '''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 name of several early saints.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?nmd=n&terms=Ebba|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Ebba - Behind the Name}}</ref> The name was the 10th most popular name given to girls born in Sweden in 2009.
==People== *Ebba Amfeldt (1906–1974), Danish film actress *Ebba Andersson (born 1997), Swedish cross-country skier *Ebba Årsjö (born 2001), Swedish para alpine skier *Ebba d'Aubert (1819–1860), Swedish concert pianist *Ebba Bielke (1570–1618), Swedish baroness convicted of high treason *Ebba Boström (1844–1902), Swedish nurse and philanthropist *Ebba Brahe (1596–1674), Swedish countess and courtier *Ebba Wicks Brown (1914–2006), American architect *Ebba Busch (born 1987), Swedish politician, leader of the Christian Democrats *Ebba Carstensen (1885–1967), Danish-Swedish painter *Ebba Maria De la Gardie (1657–1697), Swedish poet and countess *Ebba De la Gardie (1867-1928), Swedish reporter *Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa (died 1549), Swedish noble, mother of Queen Margaret and her sister Martha *Ebba Forsberg (born 1964), Swedish singer and actress *Ebba Haslund (1917–2009), Norwegian writer *Ebba Hedqvist (born 2006), Swedish ice hockey player *Ebba Hultkvist Stragne (born 1983), Swedish child actress, TV personality and PR consultant *Ebba Jungmark (born 1987), Swedish high jumper *Ebba Leijonhufvud (1595–1654), Swedish countess and courtier *Ebba Lindkvist (1882–1942), Swedish actress and film director *Ebba Lindqvist (1908–1995), Swedish poet *Ebba Modée, (1775–1840), Swedish noble and courtier *Ebba Morman (1769–1802), Swedish stage actress *Ebba Munck af Fulkila (1858–1946), Swedish countess and titular princess, married Prince Oscar Bernadotte *Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson (born 1987), Swedish singer known as ''Tove Lo'' *Ebba Ramsay (1828–1922), Swedish social worker, writer, and translator *Ebba Sparre (1629–1662), Swedish noble and courtier *Ebba Stenbock (died 1614), Swedish noble, sister of Queen Catherine and wife of Klaus Fleming, governor of Finland *Ebba Svensson Träff (born 2004), Swedish ice hockey player *Ebba Thomsen (1887–1973), Danish actress *Ebba von Sydow (born 1981), Swedish journalist and TV personality *Ebba Witt-Brattström (born 1953), Swedish academic in comparative literature and feminist profile *Æbbe of Coldingham (c. 615 – 683), Abbess of Coldingham and noblewoman *Æbbe the Younger (died 817), later abbess of Coldingham
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