Ahab - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Ahab \a-hab\ is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "father's brother". Pleasant way to address an uncle. Literary: the mad sea captain in Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick".

Baby names that sound like Ahab are Ihab and Wahib. Other similar baby names are Ab, Ahava and Ahim.

Ahab is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Ahab. Click here to compare Ahab with related baby names.