Malay Names · Boy
Abu name meaning
“father of”
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- A
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
125
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Abu
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Abu is a boy's name element from Arabic meaning 'father of'.
What does Abu mean?
About the name Abu
Abu is the Arabic أبو (abū), the construct form of ab, 'father', meaning 'father of'. In Arabic it forms kunyas, honorific names such as Abu Bakar. In Malaysia it is used as a first name or name element. It is unrelated to the Malay word abu, 'ash'.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | A-bu |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with A |
| Arabic script | أبو |
|---|
Compound names with Abu
- Abu Bakar♂Father of a young camel · father of a person named Bakr
- Abu Anas♂Father of Anas · friendliness, ease in company
- Abu Hashim♂Father of the breaker
- Abu Hassan♂Father of · good, handsome
- Abu Hussein♂Father of Hussein (diminutive of Hasan, 'handsome')
- Abu Khamis♂Father of Khamis
- Abu Salim♂Father of · safe, sound, intact
- Abu Samah♂Father of · magnanimity, permission
- Abu Syahid♂Father of Syahid · witness, martyr
- Abu Yazid♂Father of the one who increases
- Abu Zahar♂
- Ahmad Abu♂Most praiseworthy · father of
- Muhammad Abu♂Praised · father of
Sources
- Wiktionary: أبو · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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