List of Hebr Baby Names Meanings Starting with Ab

Abigale

Abigale is an Americanized respelling of the name Abigail, a name with Hebrew origins. From an etymological perspective, the Hebrew Avigayil (אֲבִיגָיִל) means “father's joy” or “my father is joy”. Abigail is a name borne from the Bible, specifically in the Old Testament.

Meaning: Father's joy Origin: Hebrew

Abigayle

Origin of the name Abigail: From the Hebrew Avigayil, which is derived from avigayil (father of exaltation, father is rejoicing). ... Tha name also took on the meaning of "a lady's maid," due in part to its use as the name of a maid in the play The Scornful Lady, by Beaumont and Fletcher, in 1616.

Meaning: Father's joy Origin: Hebrew

Abijah

(ə-BIE-jə)

Abijah (Hebrew: אֲבִיָּה‎‎ 'Ăḇîyāh; also Abiah, Abia; in modern Hebrew Aviya) is a Biblical Hebrew unisex name that means "my Father is Yah".

Meaning: The lord is my father Origin: Hebrew

Abilene

(ab-i-LEE-nee)

Biblical Meaning: The name Abilene is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Abilene is: The father of mourning.

Meaning: Born where the grass grows Origin: Hebrew

Abimelech

Abimelech (also spelled Abimelek or Avimelech; Hebrew: אֲבִימֶלֶךְ‬ / אֲבִימָלֶךְ‬, Modern Aviméleḵ / Avimáleḵ Tiberian ʼAḇîméleḵ / ʼAḇîmāleḵ, "father/leader of a king; my father/leader, a king") was the name of multiple Philistine kings mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.

Meaning: Father is king. Origin: Hebrew

Abira

The meaning of the name “Abira” is: “Strong; brave”. Categories: Hebrew Names, Jewish Names. Used in: Hebrew speaking countries.

Meaning: Strong Origin: Hebrew

Abital

Abital or Avital (Hebrew: אֲבִיטַל‬) is a Hebrew female name which means my father is [the] dew. (ab-i means my father; -i is possessive pronoun for "my".) Abital is mentioned in the Bible as one of King David's wives (2 Samuel 3:4), the mother of David's fifth son Shephatiah.

Meaning: Derived from avital, father of the dew Origin: Hebrew

Able

The name Abel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "breath". Abel is ranked #146 on our popularity charts and is often added to lists like Bible Names for Boys and discussed in our forums with posts like "Baby a Day".

Meaning: Exhalation of breath. The second son of Adam in the bible. The variant Able is used as an English surname. Origin: Hebrew

Abner

(AB-nər)

In Hebrew the meaning of the name Abner is: Father is light, or father of light. The Old Testament Abner was Saul's cousin and army commander, a clever strategist. Abner became fashionable after the Reformation. 'Li'l Abner', was the hero of a comic strip by cartoonist Al Capp.

Meaning: The father of light Origin: Hebrew

Abraam

Abram is a masculine given name of Biblical Hebrew origin, meaning exalted father. In the Bible, it was originally the name of the first of the three Biblical patriarchs, who later became known as Abraham.

Meaning: Father of a multitude, father of nations Origin: Hebrew