Ahab

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Meaning
Father's brother; beloved; friend
Scripts(How to write)
אַחְאָב (Hebrew)
אַחְאָב(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronunciation
AH-hab
AY-hab(English)
Popularity
Ahab is a unique name that is not very common. It has never been among the top 1000 names in the US or UK.

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Ahab Name meanings & History

Father's brother; beloved; friend. Means "uncle", from Hebrew אָח ('ach) meaning "brother" and אָב ('av) meaning "father". This was the name of a king of Israel, the husband of Jezebel, as told in the Old Testament. He was admonished by Elijah for his sinful behaviour. Herman Melville later used this name in his novel Moby-Dick (1851), where it belongs to a sea captain obsessively hunting for a white whale. Ahab is most commonly used as a first name for boys.

Zodiac Sign of Ahab: Action Aries

Synonyms of Ahab:

A: Angry,Argumentative,Ambitious,Action,Assertive,Aggressive

H: Hope,Heart's Desire,Haggle,Hyper,Hobnobbing

B: Beauty,Brains,Bashful,Bountiful

Ahab is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Rough name
  • a Serious name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name

Famous People

Ahab is mentioned as the name of the king of Israel in the Bible. A famous fictional character with this name is Ahab, the captain of the whaling ship Pequod, in Herman Melville's novel "Moby-Dick."

2.) Ahab (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) father’s brother. Literature: the captain of thePequodin Herman Melville’s novelMoby-Dick.


3.) Ahab (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) father’s brother; sea captain in

Other Forms: Moby Dick


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