Abu

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A language of Papua New Guinea.
• Ab, the fifth month of the Babylonian calendar.
• A minor god of vegetation in Sumerian mythology.
• The ancient Egyptian name for the city of Elephantine, near modern day Aswan.
• A volcano on the island of Honshū in Japan.
• Abu, Yamaguchi, a town in Japan.
• Mount Abu, the highest mountain in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

Origin

• From Arabic أَبُو.
• From Akkadian 𒉈. Compare Av.
• Japanese 阿武.