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Updated January 17, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew, Arabic : Father

Boy name variations

Ab

Ab

0 % this year
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Abba

Abba

- 29% this year
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Abbe

Abbe

0 % this year
Neutral
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Abbey

Abbey

- 19% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Abbie

Abbie

- 17% this year
Neutral
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Abo

Abo

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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How Popular Is The Name Abbas

Family name origins & meanings

  • Muslim (widespread throughout the Muslim world) : from the Arabic personal name ‛Abbās, literally ‘stern’, ‘austere’. ‛Abbās was the name of an uncle (died 652) of the Prophet Muhammad, the ancestor of the Abbasid dynasty (see Abbasi).
  • German : Latinized form of Abt ‘abbot’.

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