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Baby Name Ebba |
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| Meaning of Ebba - What does the name Ebba means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| ebb-bah |  |
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Girl Name |
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English |
| Name Meaning: |
Contracted form of the Old English name Ead-burga (fortress of prosperity, wealthy protection), a compounding of the elements ead (prosperity, fortune, riches) and burg (fortress). The name was borne by a 7th-century saint, Ebba the Elder (d. 638). A sister of Oswald, king of Northumbria, she founded a Benedictine abbey in Berwickshire |
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