Boy · Hebrew
Abner
Say it: AB-ner
Meaning
Hebrew Avner, 'my father is light'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Common in 18th- and 19th-century America; Avner is still used in Israel.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 8,252 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1881, about 1 in 3,400 boys
- 219 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Abner |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Abner |
| German | Abner |
| Hebrew | Avner |
Famous bearers
- Abner, commander of Saul's army
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Puritan church and town records of England and New England
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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