Abner Name Meaning and Origin

Abner is a Boy name. The name is originated from ‘Hebrew’ origin. The baby name Abner means “My Father Is Luminous”.

 

Abner Origin:

Origin of the name is: “Hebrew”

 

Gender:

Abner is a Boy name.

 

Pronunciation:

The pronunciation of the name is: “AB + nar”

 

Abner Name Meaning:

Abner means my father is luminous. Abner has Hebrew origins and the first recorded use of the name was for the commander of King Saul’s army in the Bible.

 

Religion:

It is a baby name.

 

Syllable:

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Variations or similar name:

Abnar, Abnor, Ebner, Ebnor

 

Famous people with this name:

Abner Doubleday, U.S. Civil War general; rumored to have invented baseball;

Abner Biberman, American actor and director;

Abner Nash, American politician; 2nd Governor of North Carolina;

Abner Haynes, American NFL football player;

Abner Joseph Mikva, U.S. Congressman and White House counsel;

Abner Frank Dalrymple, American baseball player;

Abner Monroe Perrin, U.S. Civil War general;

Abner Wilcox, American missionary to Hawaii;

(Abner) Linwood Holton Jr., American politician; 61st Governor of Virginia

 

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