Iben (given name)

Iben

Study of a Woman in a Coat, a 1920 sculpture in ebony wood by Henryk Kuna. The name Iben, which means ebony in Danish, has been a well-used name for women and girls in Denmark and Norway.
Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	Danish
Origin
Meaning	Danish word for ebony ; Frisian form of Ivo or Danish diminutive of Jacob

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)
• Icko Iben (1931–2025), American astronomer

Notes

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