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Abednego

Quick answerThe name 'Abednego' means "servant of Nebo" (the Babylonian god of wisdom), derived from the Akkadian *Abed-Nabu*.

Akkadian · Boy · 4 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#10,958
TrendStable
Peak year2018
Syllables4
OriginAkkadian
LanguageAkkadian
CultureJudeo-Christian
ReligionJudaism/Christianity
Letters8
Numerology8 Chaldean 5
Global rank#10,958

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Abednego

The name 'Abednego' means "servant of Nebo" (the Babylonian god of wisdom), derived from the Akkadian *Abed-Nabu*.

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Etymology

The name 'Abednego' means "servant of Nebo" (the Babylonian god of wisdom), derived from the Akkadian *Abed-Nabu*. It is primarily used in Judeo-Christian contexts, notably as the Babylonian name given to Azariah, one of the three Hebrew youths in the Book of Daniel who survived the fiery furnace.

Abednego currently ranks #10,958 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2018.

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