Abo (name)
| 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]
In the United States, 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
- Abo El Seoud El Ebiary (1910–1969), Egyptian screenwriter
- Abo of Tiflis (ca. 756–786), 8th-Century Christian martyr
People with the surname Abo
- Kiyokazu Abo (1870–1948), Imperial Japanese Navy Admiral during World War I
- Lady Ursula d'Abo (1916–2017); English socialite
- Léonie Abo (b. 1945), Congolese writer
- Takeshi Abo (阿保 剛, born 1973) (living), Japanese video game musician
- Maryam d'Abo (b. 1960), English television and film actress
- Mike d'Abo (b. 1944), English singer-songwriter, cousin of Maryam
- Olivia d'Abo (b. 1969), actress; daughter of Mike, above
See also
- Abu Hafs Umar ibn Shuayb al-Iqritishi, 9th-century Spanish explorer and member of the Muslim clergy
References
Notes
- ^ a b c "Abo | meaning of Abo | name Abo". Think Baby Names. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ "Abbas | meaning of Abbas | name Abbas". Thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ a b Superanskaya, p. 30
Sources
- А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (Dictionary of Russian Names). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-699-14090-5
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