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Ebner - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Ebner

[ 2 syll. e-bner, eb-n-er ] The boy name Ebner is pronounced EHBNer KEY. Ebner is of Hebrew and Germanic origin. It is used mainly in German. From Hebrew and Germanic roots, its meaning is 'he who lives on a plateau'. From the word eben with the meaning 'plateau'. The first name is derived from the surname, itself originally a nickname for someone living on a plateau.

In addition, Ebner is a spelling variant of Abner (English) in the German language. Ebbie (pet form in English) and Eb (short form in English) are variants of the name.

Ebner is not often used as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000.

KEY: English pronunciation for Ebner: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"


 
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