Abner
[藞忙bn蓹r]Meaning
from the Hebrew 示Avner, "my father is a light"
Background Story
Abner comes from the Hebrew name 讗址讘职谞值专 (示Avner), derived from 讗指讘 (示av), "father", and 谞值专 (ner), "lamp, light". It has been used as an English Christian given name since the Protestant Reformation, and was popular with the Puritans, who brought it to America in the 17th century. The name is also used in Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew and Russian.
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