The abner Surname
abner Name Meaning and History
English: from a Biblical personal name, meaning in Hebrew ‘God is
(my) light’, which was popular among the Puritans, especially among
early settlers in New England, but also in the southern states. In the
First and Second Books of Samuel, Abner is Saul’s uncle and the
commander of his army, who is eventually cut down by Joab (II Samuel
3:12–39).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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