Abba

See also: abba and abba-

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin abba, from Ancient Greek ἀββα (abba), from Aramaic אבא‎/ܐܒܐ‎ (ʼabbāʼ, “father”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Abba (plural Abbas)

  1. (Christianity) Father, an honorific title given to God in the New Testament, especially used in prayers.[1] [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][2]

References
  1. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)
  2. “Abba” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

Anagrams

Italian

Proper noun

Abba ?

  1. A surname​.
  2. Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian writer and patriot
  3. Marta Abba, Italian actress

Old Saxon

Proper noun

Abba

  1. A female given name

References
  1. Dr. Heyne, Mortiz. Altniederdeutsche Eigennamen aus dem neunten bis elften Jahrhundert, 1.
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