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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Abednego m. Uncertain, but possibly related to an Akkadian name meaning 'servant of Nabu', the Babylonian god of wisdom and writing, or 'servant of Nergal', a solar deity.

The name of a minor Old Testament character. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Abdenago.

France
Middle French
1565 Abdenago RegPCC-1 p. 192
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Abednego". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Abednego.