Ribanna
Ribanna (also Ribana ) is a rare female given name .
origin
In Karl May's works , Ribanna is a chief daughter of the Assineboins tribe . It is mentioned in the early adventure stories Old Firehand (1875) and In the Far West (1879) as well as in the later compilation Winnetou II (1893). She is the only woman Winnetou has ever shown interest in. It is not known whether the name was actually used by Indians .
frequency
The first name is very rare. In Germany, more than 12 girls got it after 1970, in Austria at least 4.
Actresses
- Karin Dor (1964 in the film Winnetou 2nd part )
- Maike von Bremen (2008 at the Karl May Games in Bad Segeberg )
- Linda Holly (2012 at the Karl May Festival in Winzendorf )
Brand name
The company Wilhelm Benger sons used from 1911 Ribana as a brand name for a new product segment of ribbed knitwear.
See also
literature
- Katharina Maier: Ribanna and Ellen, or: In search of the lost woman , in: dies .: Nscho-chi and her sisters. Female figures in the work of Karl May , Bamberg / Radebeul: Karl-May-Verlag 2012, p. 47 ff.
Web links
- Entry in the Karl May Wiki
Individual evidence
- ↑ Distribution on www.baby-vornamen.de , accessed on November 6, 2018