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First name origins & meanings:

1. Hebrew: Father of light
2. Hebrew: Father of light

First name variations: Ab, Abbey, Abbie, Abby, Abna, Abnar, Abnor, Avner, Eb, Ebbie, Ebby, Ebner, Ebner

Last name origin & meaning:

English: from a Biblical personal name, meaning in Hebrew ‘God is (my) light’, which was popular among the Puritans, especially among early settlers in New England, but also in the southern states. In the First and Second Books of Samuel, Abner is Saul’s uncle and the commander of his army, who is eventually cut down by Joab (II Samuel 3:12–39).

This name appears in the following lists: Biblical Names