The name Abner is usually given to a Boy.
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The origin of the name lies in Hebrew.
Abner is pronounced as AB-nr
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Abner means my father is luminous. Abner has Hebrew origins and the first recorded use of the name was for the commander of King Saul's army in the Bible.
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Meaning
From the Hebrew name אַבְנֵר (ʾAvner) meaning "my father is a light", derived from אָב (ʾav) meaning "father" and נֵר (ner) meaning "lamp, light".
In the Old Testament,
Abner was a cousin of
Saul and the commander of his army. After
He killed
Asahel He was himself slain by
Asahel's brother
Joab.A famous bearer was the 14th-century Jewish philosopher
Abner of Burgos, called
Alfonso of Valladolid after
He converted to
Christianity. It has been used as an
English Christian given name since the Protestant Reformation. It was popular with the Puritans, who brought it to
America In the 17th century.
Origin
English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Pronunciation
/ˈæb.nəɹ/(English)