# Ebba

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| meaning = modern form of Old English Æbbe.
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| origin = Germanic
| related names = [Ebbe](/source/Ebbe) (masculine version)
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'''Ebba''' is a feminine given name, the feminine version of [Ebbe](/source/Ebbe), which is a diminutive form of the [Germanic](/source/Germanic_languages) name [Eberhard](/source/Eberhard) or Everhard, meaning "[strong](/source/strong_(disambiguation))." Alternately, it may be a form of an [Old English](/source/Old_English_language) 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](/source/Sweden) in 2009.

==People==
*[Ebba Amfeldt](/source/Ebba_Amfeldt) (1906–1974), Danish film actress
*[Ebba Andersson](/source/Ebba_Andersson_(cross-country_skier)) (born 1997), Swedish cross-country skier
*[Ebba Årsjö](/source/Ebba_%C3%85rsj%C3%B6) (born 2001), Swedish para alpine skier
*[Ebba d'Aubert](/source/Ebba_d'Aubert) (1819&ndash;1860), Swedish concert pianist
*[Ebba Bielke](/source/Ebba_Bielke) (1570&ndash;1618), Swedish baroness convicted of high treason
*[Ebba Boström](/source/Ebba_Bostr%C3%B6m) (1844–1902), Swedish nurse and philanthropist
*[Ebba Brahe](/source/Ebba_Brahe) (1596&ndash;1674), Swedish countess and courtier
*[Ebba Wicks Brown](/source/Ebba_Wicks_Brown) (1914–2006), American architect
*[Ebba Busch](/source/Ebba_Busch) (born 1987), Swedish politician, leader of the Christian Democrats
*[Ebba Carstensen](/source/Ebba_Carstensen) (1885&ndash;1967), Danish-Swedish painter
*[Ebba Maria De la Gardie](/source/Ebba_Maria_De_la_Gardie) (1657&ndash;1697), Swedish poet and countess
*[Ebba De la Gardie](/source/Ebba_De_la_Gardie) (1867-1928), Swedish reporter 
*[Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa](/source/Ebba_Eriksdotter_Vasa) (died 1549), Swedish noble, mother of [Queen Margaret](/source/Margaret_Leijonhufvud) and her sister [Martha](/source/Martha_Leijonhufvud)
*[Ebba Forsberg](/source/Ebba_Forsberg) (born 1964), Swedish singer and actress
*[Ebba Haslund](/source/Ebba_Haslund) (1917&ndash;2009), Norwegian writer
*[Ebba Hedqvist](/source/Ebba_Hedqvist) (born 2006), Swedish ice hockey player
*[Ebba Hultkvist Stragne](/source/Ebba_Hultkvist_Stragne) (born 1983), Swedish child actress, TV personality and PR consultant
*[Ebba Jungmark](/source/Ebba_Jungmark) (born 1987), Swedish high jumper
*[Ebba Leijonhufvud](/source/Ebba_Leijonhufvud) (1595&ndash;1654), Swedish countess and courtier
*[Ebba Lindkvist](/source/Ebba_Lindkvist) (1882–1942), Swedish actress and film director
*[Ebba Lindqvist](/source/Ebba_Lindqvist) (1908&ndash;1995), Swedish poet
*[Ebba Modée](/source/Ebba_Mod%C3%A9e), (1775&ndash;1840), Swedish noble and courtier
*[Ebba Morman](/source/Ebba_Morman) (1769&ndash;1802), Swedish stage actress
*[Ebba Munck af Fulkila](/source/Ebba_Munck_af_Fulkila) (1858&ndash;1946), Swedish countess and titular princess, married [Prince Oscar Bernadotte](/source/Prince_Oscar_Bernadotte)
*Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson (born 1987), Swedish singer known as ''[Tove Lo](/source/Tove_Lo)''
*[Ebba Ramsay](/source/Ebba_Ramsay) (1828&ndash;1922), Swedish social worker, writer, and translator
*[Ebba Sparre](/source/Ebba_Sparre) (1629&ndash;1662), Swedish noble and courtier
*[Ebba Stenbock](/source/Ebba_Stenbock) (died 1614), Swedish noble, sister of [Queen Catherine](/source/Catherine_Stenbock) and wife of [Klaus Fleming](/source/Klaus_Fleming), governor of Finland
*[Ebba Svensson Träff](/source/Ebba_Svensson_Tr%C3%A4ff) (born 2004), Swedish ice hockey player
*[Ebba Thomsen](/source/Ebba_Thomsen) (1887–1973), Danish actress
*[Ebba von Sydow](/source/Ebba_von_Sydow) (born 1981), Swedish journalist and TV personality
*[Ebba Witt-Brattström](/source/Ebba_Witt-Brattstr%C3%B6m) (born 1953), Swedish academic in comparative literature and feminist profile
*[Æbbe of Coldingham](/source/%C3%86bbe_of_Coldingham) (c. 615 – 683), Abbess of Coldingham and noblewoman
*[Æbbe the Younger](/source/%C3%86bbe_the_Younger) (died 817), later abbess of Coldingham

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Category:Scandinavian feminine given names
Category:Danish feminine given names
Category:Swedish feminine given names

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