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Gender Masculine
Usage Kazakh
Scripts Абылай(Kazakh)
Other Forms FormsАблай (Ablay). Variant transcriptions: Abilai, Abilay, Abılai, Abılay, Abyl'ai, Abylai
Meaning & History
Combination of Abyl with the Kazakh noun ай (ay) meaning "moon". As such, the meaning of this name is basically "father of the moon".This name is usually given in honour of the Kazakh ruler Abylay Han (1711-1781), who is known in English as Ablai Khan.