Abimelech - Meaning of Abimelech

What does Abimelech mean?

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[ 4 syll. a-bi-me-lec(h), ab-imele-ch ] The baby boy name Abimelech is pronounced aa-BIHM-ah-LehK †. Abimelech is of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly in the English language. The name means 'the king is my father'.

Variation transcriptions of Abimelech include Abimelec (English), Abimeleck, Abimelek, Abymelec, Abymelech, Abymeleck, and Abymelek.

See also the related categories, king and hebrew.

Abimelech is rare as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000.

† Pronunciation for Abimelech: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"