Abner


Gender:
Origin: Hebrew
78 famous people named Abner found on Wikipedia.
7837 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 1013-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 289-th in year 1881
Used in: Biblical, English

Meanings

Abner is both a surname and a given name. The best known is Abner from the Bible (Book of Samuel), first cousin to Saul and commander-in-chief of his army.

Masc. proper name, name of Saul's commander in the Old Testament, from Hebrew Abhner, literally "my father is light," from abh "father" + ner "light."

Father is light, or father of light.

Famous People: 78 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Abner Doubleday 1819 Union Army general
2 Abner Louima 1966 Haitian torture victim
3 Abner Mares 1985 Mexican professional boxer
4 Abner Joseph Mikva 1926 American politician, jurist and law professor
5 Abner Jenkins
6 Abner Biblical character, cousin to Saul and commander-in-chief of his army
7 Shawn Abner 1966 Major League Baseball outfielder
8 Abner Zwillman 1904 American mob boss
9 Abner Felipe Souza de Almeida 1996 Brazilian footballer
10 Abner Lloveras 1982 Spanish martial artist
11 Abner Jay 1921 American musician
12 Abner Haynes 1937 American football player
13 Abner Biberman 1909 American actor, director, and screenwriter
14 Abner Cotto 1987 Puerto Rican boxer
15 Abner Shimony 1928 American physicist and philosopher of science
16 Ewart Abner 1923 American music industry executive
17 Abner Doble 1890 American mechanical engineer
18 Abner Dalrymple 1857 American baseball player
19 Abner Monroe Perrin 1827 Confederate Army general
20 Abner Nash 1740 American politician
21 Abner Silver 1899 American songwriter
22 Abner Kneeland 1774 United States theologian
23 Abner Lacock 1770 American politician
24 Abner of Burgos 1270 Jewish philosipher
25 Abner O. Shaw 1837 American physician
26 Abner Coburn 1803 American politician
27 Abner Wilcox 1808 American missionary
28 Abner Dean 1910 Cartoonist
29 Abner Pastoll 1982 British film director
30 Abner Powell 1860 Major League Baseball player
31 Abner W. Sibal 1921 Lawyer and politician
32 Abner Jones 1772 American minister
33 Abner Cole 1783 American newspaper editor
34 Abner Vernon McCall 1915 American academic
35 Abner Weed 1842 American politician
36 Abner Cook 1814 American architect
37 Abner Chipu 1972 South African distance runner
38 Abner Smith Lipscomb 1789 American judge
39 Abner C. Harding 1807 Union Army general
40 Abner Lewis 1801 American politician
41 Abner Genece American actor
42 Abner Hazeltine 1793 American politician
43 Abner Wimberly 1926 American football player
44 David Abner American politician
45 Abner Rossi 1908
46 Abner Read 1821 United States Navy officer
47 Abner Reid McClelan 1831 Canadian politician
48 Abner Taylor 1829 American politician
49 Abner Jackson 1811 American minister
50 Abner C. Brownell 1813 American politician
51 Abner P. Allen 1839 United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
52 Raymond Abner 1919
53 Abner Benaim 1971 Panamanian television producer
54 Abner Kirby 1818 American mayor
55 Abner Dubic 1944 A Haitian painter
56 Abner S. Flagg 1851
57 Abner Mason 1962 American activist
58 Abner C. Mattoon 1814 American politician
59 Abner Weyman Colgate 1838 American businessman
60 Abner Pratt 1801
61 Abner Carroll Binder 1896 American journalist
62 Abner Oakes 1934 Canadian ice hockey coach
63 Abner Orick American politician
64 Abner Lawson Duncan
65 Abner Clough 1840 Farm worker, character
66 Abner Edwin Patton 1835 Civil War Lieutenant and fraternity founder/president
67 Abner W. McGehee 1779
68 Abner Nichols
69 Abner Louis Notkins 1932
70 Abner Trigueros 1987 Jugador del Xelajú
71 Siim Abner
72 Abner Abreu 1989
73 Abner N. Spencer
74 Ivar Abner 1962
75 Abner Uustal 1915
76 Douglas Abner 1996
77 Abner Vickery 1879 American golfer
78 Abner W. C. Nowlin