Updated June 10, 2021

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : Father of light
  • Hebrew : Father of light

Boy name variations

Ebner

Ebner

0 % this year
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Ab

Ab

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Abbey

Abbey

- 19% this year
Neutral
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Abbie

Abbie

- 17% this year
Neutral
Rare
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Abby

Abby

- 3% this year
Neutral
Uncommon
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Abna

Abna

0 % this year
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Abnar

Abnar

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Abnor

Abnor

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Avner

Avner

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Eb

Eb

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Ebbie

Ebbie

- 17% this year
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Ebby

Ebby

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How Popular Is The Name Abner

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : from a Biblical personal name, meaning in Hebrew ‘God is (my) light’, which was popular among the Puritans, especially among early settlers in New England, but also in the southern states. In the First and Second Books of Samuel, Abner is Saul’s uncle and the commander of his army, who is eventually cut down by Joab (II Samuel 3:12–39).