Your name of Ekbert gives you a strong urge for independence. From early in life, you have asserted your individuality, learning through your own experiences, relying upon your ingenuity and practical creativity to accomplish your objectives. Nothing intimidates you once you make up your mind. Usually, you would prefer to develop your own business or to work for someone who appreciates your strengths and personal qualities. Preferring the simple life, you are content to forego the comforts and amenities that many people regard as essential. You will not tolerate dominance by others because your freedom means too much to you. You are steadfast and loyal, and do not allow gossip or anything belittling to be said against those whom you accept in friendship. In conversation, you prefer to use as few words as possible and often choose silence rather than idle chatter. There is originality and depth of thought contained in this name, particularly along practical and mathematical lines. You find satisfaction in being outdoors or in getting out into nature, or in dealing with the products of the earth.