The abad Surname
abad Name Meaning and History
- Spanish: nickname from abad ‘priest’ (from Late Latin abbas ‘priest’, genitive abbatis, from the Aramaic word meaning ‘father’). The application is uncertain: it could be a nickname, an occupational name for the servant of a priest, or denote an (illegitimate) son of a priest.
- Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic ?Abbad ‘devoted worshiper’ or ‘servant’. The banu (tribe) ?Abbad claims descent from the ancient Lakhmid kings of al-?Hirah. The founder of the ?Abbadids of Seville was Muhammad bin ?Abbad (1023–42), whose son ?Abbad succeeded his father as chamberlain to the pretended khalif, but was soon ruling in his own right under the honorific title al-Muta??did ‘petitioner for justice (from Allah)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Obit ABAD, Dulce |
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| Pfc. Sergio S. Abad of Morganfield, Ky. died July 13, 2008 |
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| The history of the name ABAD | Joseph M. Abad | 1 |
| DIEGO ABAD from spain died in mier,mx. |
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| Cpl. Roberto Abad, 22, of Los Angeles, Calif., died Aug. 6, 2004 | Gen-Friend | 0 |
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| Origen | Orangel Abad | 0 |
| 1910 Abad Family in Yauco, PR |
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