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 [ 2 syll. a-hab, ah-ab ] The boy name Ahab is pronounced EYHHAEB KEY. Ahab's origin is Hebrew, and its use, English. The name's meaning is 'uncle'. Biblical name derived from ach meaning 'brother' ; av meaning 'father'. The name was borne by the husband of Jezebel, a king of Israel in the Old Testament. In literature, the name has appeared in the Herman Melville novel Moby Dick (1851). Ahab is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is ranked outside of the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Ahab include the Akposso Ava, the Hebrew Avi, the English Ebbie, the German Ebbo, the Hebrew Effie, the English Eppa, the English and Dutch Abe, the Amharic Abebe, the Hebrew Abia, the Hebrew Abiah, the Hebrew Aviya, the English Eb, the Scandinavian and German Ebbe, the English Ep, and the English Ev. KEY: Pronunciation for Ahab: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)"   |
