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    Ebbers

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    Ebbers is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname originating in the Achterhoek and neighboring areas in North Rhine-Westphalia.[1] The given name Ebbe can be a short form of Egbert or "Eber-" names like Eberhard.[2]

    People with this name include:

    • Bernard Ebbers (1941–2020), Canadian businessman convicted of securities fraud
    • Denny Ebbers (1974–2015), Dutch judoka
    • Marius Ebbers (born 1978), German footballer

    See also

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    • Ebbers, Edmonton, a neighborhood in northeast Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, built on the land of Dutch immigrant dairy farmer Johan/John Rudolph Ebbers (born 1895, Aalten).[3]

    References

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    1. ^ "Ebbers". Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
    2. ^ "Ebbe". Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands.
    3. ^ "Ebbers in Naming Edmonton:From Ada to Zoie". Edmonton Historical Board, The University of Alberta Press. 2004. ISBN 9780888644237.
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