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Across the world, Эбен (Eben , Эбен , Oeben ) is a common predominantly masculine, but very infrequently girly first name. The first name Эбен is characteristic of Namibia, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Ghana, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Lebanon, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Ghana, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much less frequently, Эбен is the last name as well as the forename.
Эбен is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Eben Hopwil , the fictional character from The Wheel of Time; Eben Olemaun , the character from the 30 Days of Night franchise and Eben , the theatrical character in the play "Desire Under the Elms".