Abner

/ˈæbnər/ noun

Definition

A biblical name (King Saul's general), sometimes used colloquially or as a character name in American popular culture.

Etymology

From Hebrew 'Avner,' meaning 'father of light.' The name appears in the Hebrew Bible as a significant military and political figure in ancient Israel.

Kelly Says

Abner is probably most famous today from the Li'l Abner comic strip, which ran for decades and used a colorful rural American dialect that influenced how people wrote funny comics. The name itself carries history from ancient kingdoms.

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