Abihail Forename

349,109th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Israel

Abihail Forename Definition:

Ab-e-hay'-il, the father of strength. The name of several eminent men among the Hebrews. 1 Chron. v. 14; Num. iii. 35; Esther ii. 15. Also the name of some women. 2 Chron. xi. 18, 19.

Abihail Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico
 
92%
2491:498,5725,607
Israel
63%
 
1691:49,7213,094
Peru
 
81%
281:1,135,40914,457
Philippines
 
68%
191:5,579,44693,508
Venezuela
 
53%
171:1,776,58232,368
Brazil
 
88%
141:15,302,582163,580
Chile
100%
141:1,257,65810,399
El Salvador-131:487,8304,461
United States
 
64%
131:27,887,460205,684
Indonesia-91:28,662,630639,955
Honduras
 
71%
91:979,71911,190
India
100%
41:303,719,4932,628,057
Costa Rica
 
67%
31:1,589,31614,648
Zimbabwe
100%
21:7,711,90884,647
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Panama-21:1,953,27831,007
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Tanzania
100%
11:52,788,31985,066
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933

Abihail (165) may also be a surname.

Abihail Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ab-e-hay'-il, the father of strength. The name of several eminent men among the Hebrews. 1 Chron. v. 14; Num. iii. 35; Esther ii. 15. Also the name of some women. 2 Chron. xi. 18, 19.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: father of howling (or “of shining forth”), probably textual error for A bi ha'il.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

Meaning: father of valor (endurance).

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

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