Iben (given name)
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. It might also be used as a feminine version of Ib, a Danish diminutive of Jacob. It was among the ten most used names for newborn girls in Norway in 2022.
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.
Women
- Iben Akerlie, Norwegian actress
- Iben Bergstein, Danish badminton player
- Iben Dorner, Danish actress and voice artist
- Iben Hjejle, Danish actress
- Iben Larsen, Danish former curler
- Iben Mondrup, Danish novelist
- Iben Sandemose, Norwegian illustrator, children's writer, playwright and biographer
- Iben Tinning, Danish professional golfer
Men
- Iben Browning, American business consultant, author and self-proclaimed climatologist