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 [ 3 syll. a-bi-le-ne, ab-il-ene ] The girl name Abilene is pronounced as AEBahLIYN KEY. Abilene is used mostly in English and it is of Hebrew origin. Biblical name: The name is of obscure origin, possibly derived from a Hebrew word meaning 'grass'; it appeared in the Bible as the name of a region in Syria. The city of Abilene in Kansas is named after the biblical place name. The first name's adoption could have been promoted by its similarity to the name Abbie, with the feminine suffix '-ene'. See also the related form, the English and Irish Abbie. Abilene is uncommon as a baby name for girls. It is not in the top 1000 names. Out of the group of girl names directly related to Abilene, the English and Irish Abbie was the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Abilene include the Scandinavian Abelone, the French Apolline, the Czech and Slavic Apolena, the English and German Apollonia, the Polish Apolonia, the English and Spanish Avelina, the English and French Aveline, and the Irish Eibhlín. KEY: Pronunciation for Abilene: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
