Preben

Danish

Etymology

Contraction of Pridbjørn, a medieval Danish rendering of the Wend name Pritbor, from Slavic elements meaning "first" and "battle".

Proper noun

Preben

1. a male given name

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 24 659 males with the given name Preben have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Preben

1. a male given name borrowed from Danish Preben