Abner

  • Boy
  • 5 letters
Biblical Father of light
Hebrew Father is light, or father of light. The Old Testament Abner was Saul's cousin and army commander, a clever strategist. Abner became fashionable after the Reformation. 'Li'l Abner', was the hero of a comic strip by cartoonist Al Capp.

Abner is a boy’s name of Biblical and Hebrew origin. Meaning in Biblical: Father of light. Meaning in Hebrew: Father is light, or father of light. The Old Testament Abner was Saul’s cousin and army commander, a clever strategist. Abner became fashionable after the Reformation. ‘Li’l Abner’, was the hero of a comic strip by cartoonist Al Capp. The name has 5 letters.

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