Ebbe is a

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...

n masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

. 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 th ...

. It is mainly now found in

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...

and Sweden 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 the ...

(1940–2008), Swedish documentary filmmaker and director *

Ebbe Grims-land Ebbe Grims-land Ebbe Grims-land (June 11, 1915 – January 27, 2015) was a Swedish composer and viola player. He was also one of Sweden's foremost mandolin players. Grims-land was born in Malmö and died in Bagarmossen, Enskede, Stockholm. ...

(1915–2015), Swedish composer, viola and mandolin player *

Ebbe Gyllenstierna ''Friherre'' Ebbe Gyllenstierna af Lundholm (12 November 1911 – 14 May 2003) was a Swedish Army officer and a modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and finished 16th. Early life Gyllenstierna was born on 12 November 191 ...

(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. He died at the age of 52 in Kattegat when his sailboat sank and he drowned. Notable operas include ''S ...

(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 Vestf ...

(1847–1912), Norwegian professor, social economist and legal historian *

Ebbe Hoff Ebbe Curtis Hoff (August 12, 1906 in Rexford, Kansas – February 17, 1985 in Richmond, Virginia) was chairman of the Department of Neurological Science at the Medical College of Virginia, founding Dean, School of Graduate Studies and founding di ...

(1906–1985), American physiologist * Ebbe Carsten Hornemann (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 Dani ...

(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 ...

(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 event. Together with Aage Larsen Aage Ernst Larsen (3 August 1923 – 31 October 2016) was a Danish rower who specialized in ...

(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/critic Helge Rode and his mother the writer Edith Rode. Ebbe Rode was married to actress Helle Virkner. Partial filmography *''Tango'' (1933) ...

(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 such films and television series 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 Rørdam was born 10 January 1925 in Hvilsager as the second child of parish priest Johannes Holger Rørdam a ...

(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 S ...

(born 1929), 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 (the DBU). * He served as UEFA Union of European Football Association ...

(1901–1964), Danish football administrator *

Ebbe Siönäs Ebbe Siönäs (born March 7, 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with AIK IF in the Swedish SuperElit. Siönäs was placed by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau as the 2nd ranked European goaltender ...

(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 IF, for whom he had also played in his active years. He helped turn the side into the most dominant D ...

(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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