Given name · Russian
Аввакум
Аввакум (Avvakúm) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Habakkuk.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Аввакум comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek Ἀββακούμ, from Hebrew חֲבַקּוּק.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Аввакум’s family of names
In Russian usage, Аввакум shares a linguistic root with the Bulgarian form Авакум. In Russian usage, Аввакум has a conventional equivalent in the English form Habakkuk. In Russian usage, Аввакум has a conventional equivalent in the Chinese form 哈巴谷.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Аввакум has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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