Abba

See also: abba and abba-

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin abba, from Ancient Greek ἀββα (abba), from Aramaic אבא‎/ܐܒܐ‎ (ʼabbāʼ, “father”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Abba (plural Abbas)

  1. (Christianity) Father, an honorific title given to God in the New Testament, especially used in prayers.[1] [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][2]

References

  1. ↑ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)
  2. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 3

Anagrams

Italian

Proper noun

Abba ?

  1. A surname​.
  2. Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian writer and patriot
  3. Marta Abba, Italian actress
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