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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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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 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Abednego.