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Nab - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Nab

[ 1 syll. nab, na-b ] The boy name Nab is pronounced as NAEB KEY. Nab is used chiefly in English and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Nab is a pet form of the name Abel (English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish).

Nab is a seldom used baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly related to Nab, Abel (English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish) was the most widely used.

Baby names that sound like Nab include Nap (English), Nav, Nev (English), Niv (Hebrew), Nabil (Arabic), and Nevio (Italian).

KEY: Pronunciation for Nab: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)"


 
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