What does Abner mean?

Abner means "father of light, father"

How do we pronounce Abner?

Abner \a-bner, ab-n-er\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Abner is pronounced as AEBNahR in English 1.

1 Pronunciation for Abner: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"

What is the origin of Abner?

Abner is primarily used in the English language and its language of origin is Hebrew. The meaning of the name is father of light, father is light. Biblical name derived from the words 'av' meaning father ; 'ner' meaning light. An older form of Abner is Avner (Hebrew). In the Bible, Abner was King Saul's first cousin and army commander. His father was named Ner, and his name could also have meant 'his father is Ner'. The name was adopted by the Puritans after the Reformation. Abner has been morein America than in England. The name has appeared in the 'Uncle Abner' stories by Melville Davisson Post, which were serialised in American newspapers from 1911 onwards, and in Eugene O'Neill's trilogy play Mourning Becomes Electra (1931) as the name of the fictional Abner Small. It has also appeared as the name of the ignorant, poor and stubborn Abner Yokum in Al Capp's comic strip Li'l Abner (1934-1977) which satirized American society; the association led to a decline in the name's popularity. The English what does the name Abna mean, the English baby name Abnar, the name Abnir name variations, the English Abnor meaning of name, the English what does the name Abnur mean, the name baby name Abnyr, the Hebrew Avner pronounciation, and the name short names for Ebnor are forms of Abner. Other forms of Abner consist of the contractions short names for Ab (English) and what does the name Abe mean (English), the familiar forms Abbey pronounciation (English) and name Abby (English), and the variant spelling Ebner meaning and origin (German).

A famous person named Abner is Military Leader, Abner Doubleday, born 26 June 1819 - 26 January 1893, Ballston Spa, New York.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Abner:

the English Abnar meaning and origin, the name Abnir meaning and origin, the English Abnor definition, the English meaning of Abnur, the name name Abnyr, and the Hebrew what does the name Avner mean.

The baby name Abner fun facts:

The name Abner in reverse order is "Renba".

The numerological value of the name Abner is number 4 and 22, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth+ The Master Builder, large endeavors, powerful force, leadership.

How popular is Abner?

Abner is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames