Abu name meaning

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Updated: March 13th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Arabic
Usage: Arabic
Pronunciation: pronunciation of Abu a-bu
Meaning: Lord, Master and Father
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What does Abu mean?

Meaning of Abu is Lord, Master or Father (Pahlavi) has its origin in Arabic and is used majorly in Arabic is used for boys.

How do I pronounce Abu?

The proper pronunciation of two syllabled Abu is a-bu.

Variants of Abu

Abou

Names that rhyme with Abu

How popular is the name Abu?

Abu is a familiar baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 500 names. In 2002, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 417 on boy names chart when 70 babies were given the name Abu.

Over 1003 babies in England and Wales have been named Abu. The given name is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 42 years of use, it could not make it big.

Over 400 people have been named Abu in United States.

However things change on global perspective, Abu is extremely popular in Nigeria where every 1 in 2000 have the name as well as in, Bangladesh and Indonesia.

Also the baby name is popular in India, Sierra Leone, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Pakistan, Iran, Egypt, Ghana, Syria and Ethiopia. According to our estimate, over 640000 babies have been named Abu globally.

YearRankBirths
2018548416
2017665212
2016121025
201595447
201496167
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Facts

Abu in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands161305
Finland758150
Sweden138128029
Norway975029
Denmark45000

What numbers say about Abu?

You are all about independence, and like to have your own possessions because you like to enjoy luxury but not at any prize. You don't share the usual opinion of things and the ordinary life perspective. Failure is a part of success. And you should have known this by now. Unrestricted lifestyle is your mark. The number 6 as your expression number reveals you have a caring nature. You are a seducer who doesn't care about true love but deep inside, you die to find someone who will teach you what true love looks like.

Looking for a name like Abu? Please go through the following names

  •  Jamshaid - Boy name Jamshaid is dominantly used in Arabic, Jamshaid means "Lights or Sun's Rays" is rooted from Persian
  •  Naseera - Naseera's meaning is Glowing Star or One who Helps is a baby girl name particulary used in Arabic came from Arabic
  •  Shanze - Mainly used in Arabic new-fangled and atypical, Shanze means "Rose" is aimed at baby girls
  •  Khuder means Green used for baby boys is used chiefly in Arabic
  •  Asadullah - Mostly used in Arabic unwonted, Asadullah bestowed upon baby boys, meaning of Asadullah is "Title of Ali or Lion of Allah"
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Sibling Names for Abu

Abu is a name of Arabic origin and has many meaning, for example "the father of", or "the most high". Below are a few sibling names that would fit well with Abu:

Names for Abu's sister

Brother to Abu

Famous people named Abu

  • Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli, nadim of successive Abbasid caliphs
  • Abu Salma, Palestinian poet
  • Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, Abū Manṣūr Muḥammad b
  • Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad, eponymous founder of the Abbadid dynasty; he was the first independent Muslim ruler of Seville
  • Abu Bakr II, may have been the ninth mansa of the Mali Empire
  • Abu Bakr ibn Umar, chieftain of the Lamtuna Berber Tribe and commander of the Almoravids
  • Abu Ubaidah, early Muslim scholar of Arabic philology
  • Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi, Saadi Sultan of Morocco
  • Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, third Almohad Caliph
  • Abu Sahl 'Isa ibn Yahya al-Masihi, Persian physician,
  • Abu Said Gorgani, 9th-century Persian mathematician and astronomer
  • Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani, Arab Muslim geographer, chemist, poet, grammarian, historian
  • Abu Sa'id Gardezi, Persian Muslim geographer and historian of the early 11th century
  • Abu al-Hakam al-Kirmani, prominent philosopher and scholar
  • Abu Fukayha, a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
  • Abu Hurairah, was one of the sahabah of Muhammad and
  • Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith, companion and first cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
  • Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, fourth or fifth person converting to Islam
  • Abu Bakr, fifth Mansa of the Mali Empire
  • Abu al-Misk Kafur, dominant personality of Ikhshidid Egypt and Syria
  • Abu 'Ubayd al-Juzjani, Persian physician and chronicler
  • Abu Tahir Marwazi, 12th-century prominent Persian philosopher
  • Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim, former Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army
  • Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad, Somali Sultan of the Sultanate of Adal
  • Abu Talib al-Makki, hadith scholar, Shafi'i jurist, and Sufi mystic
  • Abu Yaqub al-Sijistani, Persian Ismaili missionary and Neo-Platonic philosopher
  • Abu Hammu II, Zayyanid Sultan of the Kingdom of Tlemcen in Algeria
  • Abu Quassey, convicted people smuggler and the head of the syndicate that organised the fatal SIEV-X voyage
  • Abu Bakr Ibn Al-Qutia, historian and author born in Córdoba, Spain
  • Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, close companion of Muhammad
  • Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri, Too young to fight at the Battle of Uhud
  • Abu Abdallah al-Shi'i, 'Da'i' for the Isma'ilis
  • Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi', son-in-law and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
  • Abu Talb, Egyptian-born militant
  • Abu al-Walid al-Dahdouh, senior leader of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad and a commander of the group's military wing
  • Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi, Sunni Persian Sufi
  • Abu al-Bayan ibn al-Mudawwar, Karaite Jew living
  • Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur, khan of the Khanate of Khiva from 1643 to 1663
  • Abu al-Rafi ibn Abu al-Huqayq, chieftain of the Jewish tribes of the Khaybar oasis
  • Abu Aiah Koroma, lawyer and politician in Sierra Leone
  • Abu Jafar Shamsuddin, Bangladeshi writer
  • Abu Ishaque, Bangladeshi novelist
  • Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, historian of Arab-Quraysh origin
  • Abu Nasr Mansur, Persian Muslim mathematician and astronomer
  • Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Iranian Shia cleric and one of the most influential Twelver Shia Islamic scholars
  • Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani, Persian mathematician and astronomer
  • Abu Maʿshar, (also 'Albusar'
  • Abu Zayd al-Balkhi, Persian Muslim polymath: a geographer
  • Abu Yusuf, student of jurist Abu Hanifah
  • Abu Muslim al-Khawlani, well-known 'tabi'i' and a prominent religious figure
  • Abu Bakr, companion and—through his daughter Aisha—a father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
  • Abu Zubaydah, Saudi Arabian citizen currently held by the U.S. in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp
  • Abu Nidal, founder of Fatah: The Revolutionary Council
  • Abu Hamza al-Masri, Egyptian cleric
  • Abu Hanifa Dinawari, Islamic Golden Age polymath, astronomer, agriculturist, botanist, metallurgist
  • Abu Muslim, Persian general in service of the Abbasid dynasty
  • Abu Hanifa, Abū Ḥanīfa al-Nuʿmān b
  • Abu Ali Mustafa, Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

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