Origin and Meaning of the Name Abner

Abner

Hebrew - Male

Father is light, or father of light. The Old Testament Abner was Saul's cousin and army commander, a clever strategist. Abner became fashionable after the Reformation. 'Li'l Abner', was the hero of a comic strip by cartoonist Al Capp.

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1911 856 -376 15
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1880 325 27