Abner

Where Abner comes from

From Hebrew אבנר (Abner, “father of light”). From אָב (av, “father”) + נור (nur, “light”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Abner
  • Hebrew
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1819
    Abner Doubleday born
    Union Army general
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #325 among boys — 27 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1881
    Peak, #289
    30 babies named Abner — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1890
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #489.
  5. 2000
    Abner Vinícius born
    Brazilian footballer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Abner Vinícius · Brazilian footballer, born 2000
  • Abner Doubleday · Union Army general, 1819–1893
  • Abner Felipe Souza de Almeida · Brazilian footballer, born 1996
  • Abner Biberman · American actor, director, and screenwriter, 1909–1977
  • Abner Mares · Mexican professional boxer, born 1985

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.