Iben (given name) explained

Iben
Gender:	Unisex
Language:	Danish

Iben is a given name of multiple origins, in use primarily in Denmark and Norway. As a feminine name, it might be derived from ibenholt, the Danish word for ebony.^[1] It might also be used as a feminine version of Ib, a Danish diminutive of Jacob.^[2] It was among the ten most used names for newborn girls in Norway in 2022.^[3]

As a masculine name, it is a Frisian version of the name Ivo or used in Norway as a personal name that is possibly derived from the German surname Ibenhard.^[4]

Women

• Iben Akerlie (born 1988), Norwegian actress
• Iben Bergstein (born 1995), Danish badminton player
• Iben Dorner (born 1978), Danish actress and voice artist
• Iben Hjejle (born 1971), Danish actress
• Iben Larsen, Danish former curler
• Iben Mondrup (born 1969), Danish novelist
• Iben Sandemose (born 1950), Norwegian illustrator, children's writer, playwright and biographer
• Iben Tinning (born 1974), Danish professional golfer

Men

• Iben Browning (1918-1991), American business consultant, author and self-proclaimed climatologist

See also

• Ebony (given name)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Iben .
2. Web site: Iben f - Nordic Names .
3. Web site: Sjekk listen over de mest populære navnene i 2022 .
4. Web site: Iben m . Nordic Names . 18 December 2023.