Abo (name)

Abo
Gender Male
Language(s) Arabic
Origin
Meaning Stern father
Other names
See also Abbas, Abot

Abo is an Arabic and Hebrew male name and a variant form of Abbas.[1] It is from Abbas that Abo takes its meaning of stern or somber father.[1] In Arabic, Abbas is a symbolic name referring to the lion, the king of beasts.[2]

The variant used in the Russian language as a Christian name is "А́бо" (Abo).[3] It is possible that the Russian name was derived from the Biblical Hebrew word meaning father, but it is also possible that it was derived from av, the name of a Hebrew month.[3]

According to the 2000 U.S. Census, Abo is an uncommon first name but a fairly common last name for both men and women; ranking 53,205 out of 88,799.[1]

People with the given name Abo

People with the surname Abo

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Abo | meaning of Abo | name Abo". Think Baby Names. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  2. "Abbas | meaning of Abbas | name Abbas". Thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Superanskaya, p. 30

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