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What does Abbas mean?

Abbas Pronunciation of Abbas as a boys' name is of Arabic and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Abbas is "stern, somber; father". In Arabic, this name is used to refer to a lion, equivalent to referring to the king of the beasts as Leo in the English-speaking world. One of Muhammad's uncles was named Abbas. Judaism and Islam demonstrate their common roots in this name. Israeli statesman Abba Eban.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Ab-, -as

ASSOCIATED WITH arabic, lion, king

Variations

VARIANTS Ab, Abba, Abbe, Abbey, Abbie, Abo

RELATED FORM VIA ABBA Abby

CREATIVE FORMS
(male) Akbas, ..

(female) Abal, ..


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Abbas Samar (A.S.), ..

How popular is Abbas?

Abbas is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#9348 out of 150436, Top 6%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Abbas entered the list in 2013 and reached its highest rank of #1662 in the U.S. in the year 2018. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Abbas name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Abbas outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Prominent variation forms of Abbas (#1662 IN RECENT RANKINGS) ranked in the Top 2000 are Ab and Abbie. These relations of Abbas were favored as birth names in 2018 (AVERAGE #1887).



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Abbas, Ab, Abbie in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Abbas and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Abad, Abbot, Abda, Abdal, Abia, Abiah, Abna, Abnar, Abram, Abrams, Abran, Aias, Akbar, Alba, Alban, Albis, Albys, Amias, Amyas, Atlas and Auban. These names tend to be more commonly used than Abbas.

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