Авакум
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
A name from Biblical Hebrew חֲבַקּוּק (khavakúk), ostensibly borrowed into Bulgarian from Ancient Greek Ἀμβακοὺμ (Ambakoùm) through Modern Greek Αββακούμ (Avvakoúm).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Аваку́м • (Avakúm) m
- a male given name, Avakum, from Koine Greek [in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Habakkuk
Declension edit
Declension of Аваку́м
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | Аваку́м Avakúm |
| definite | — |
| vocative form | Аваку́ме Avakúme |
References edit
- Илчев, Стефан (1969) “Аваку̀м”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 41