Habacuc
Hebrew · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Habacuc
The name 'Habacuc' means "embrace" or "to embrace," derived from the Hebrew root *ḥ-b-q* (חבק).
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Etymology
The name 'Habacuc' means "embrace" or "to embrace," derived from the Hebrew root *ḥ-b-q* (חבק). It is primarily used in Judeo-Christian contexts as the Latinized form of the prophet Habakkuk, a minor prophet in the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament, active in the late 7th century BCE.
Habacuc currently ranks #12,796 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2004.
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