Abednego as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Abednego

What is the meaning of the name Abednego ?

The baby name Abednego is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /əˌbɛdˈneɡoʊ/ (uh-BED-NEH-go).

Abednego is Akkadian, Hebrew in Origin.

Abednego is a theophoric name from Akkadian, combining abdu (“servant”) + Nabu/Nebo, the Babylonian god of wisdom; its Hebrew/Biblical form likely alters Nabu to -nego to avoid naming a foreign deity. It appears in the Book of Daniel as the Babylonian name given to Azariah, famed with Shadrach and Meshach for the fiery furnace episode. Meaning: “servant of Nabu (Nebo).”

English use dates from early Bible translations and was fixed by the King James Version; while rare in Europe and North America, it saw occasional Puritan/Nonconformist use and remains more common in parts of sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean through Christian naming traditions. Variants and transliteration forms include Abed-nego, Abed Nego, Abdenago (Greek/Latin), and Abednago. Informal short forms may be Abe or Ben. Notable modern bearers include South African singer Abednego Mazibuko and boxer Abednego Matlala.