Last name GOD: origin and meaning

May 2024 · 1 minute read

Abboud : 1: Arabic: from a French-influenced variant of the nickname ʿAbbūd a hypocoristic -ū extension from ʿabd ‘servant slave (of God)’ used in theophoric ʿAbd- names like ʿAbdullāh (see Abdullah) and ʿAbd al-Raḥmān (see Abdelrahman). This surname is found among both Muslims and Christians.2: Jewish (from the Levant): from the personal name borrowed from Muslims (see 1 above).

Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
FANBI : The Oxford Dictionary if Family Names in Britain and Ireland, ©2016, University of the West of England
FANBI : The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, ©2021, University of the West of England

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