indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Other Forms FormsAbba Abini Abo Aebba Appo
Meaning & History
Either from Proto-Germanic *abô meaning "husband, man", or a diminutive of Alberich and other names beginning with Old High German alb "elf", as well as a Frisian diminutive of Old High German names beginning with the element adal "noble" and a second element beginning with b (compare Abe 2). This was borne by the 10th-century French saint Abbo of Fleury.
