Names Like Abba — Find Similar Baby Names
Abba is a 4-letter African girls' name meaning “Ghanaian Name For Females Born On Thursday.”. This page collects 113 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Abban and Abbas, African cousins like Aamori and Abasi, rhyming names ending in -bba like Ebba and Sadhbba, and names sharing the “ghanaian” concept like Abrafo and Akpenamawu.
For the full Abba profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Abba page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Abba
24 baby names that differ from Abba by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abban | 1 | Abbot ABRACHAM, BRAM | Irish | Male |
| Abbas | 1 | Lion | Arabic | Male |
| Abby | 1 | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife D... | Hebrew | Female |
| Abda | 1 | Servant | Arabic | Male |
| Abeba | 1 | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | African | Female |
| Abia | 1 | Great | Arabic | Female |
| Abra | 1 | "Example; Lesson."Also A Hebrew Name Meaning "Parent Of Many."Varia... | Arabic | Female |
| Aala | 2 | She Who Hunts And Heals | American | Female |
| Aban | 2 | Old Arabic Name; Meaning Unknown | Arabic | Male |
| Abbey | 2 | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife D... | Hebrew | Female |
| Abbie | 2 | "Gives Joy, My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's... | Hebrew | Female |
| Abbot | 2 | Abbey Father | English | Male |
| Abbud | 2 | Worshipper | Arabic | Male |
| Abdi | 2 | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "My Servant." | African | Male |
| Abebe | 2 | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | African | Male |
| Abebi | 2 | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We... | African | Female |
| Abel | 2 | Breath | Hebrew | Male |
| Abena | 2 | Akan Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Tuesday. | African | Female |
| Abey | 2 | Omaha Name Meaning " Leaf." | Native American | Female |
| Abhy | 2 | Gives Joy | Hebrew | Female |
| Abiah | 2 | My Father Is The Lord | Hebrew | Male |
| Abida | 2 | "She Who Worships"; Also A Hebrew Name Meaning "My Father Knows." | Arabic | Female |
| Abir | 2 | Arabic Name Meaning "Fragrant; Scent."Variant, Abeer, Exists. | Arabic | Female |
| Ablah | 2 | Perfectly Formed | Arabic | Female |
More African Names
24 baby names that share Abba’s African origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aamori | Female | |
| Abasi | Swahili Name Meaning "Stern." | Male |
| Abayomi | Of Uncertain African Origin.Means "Born To Bring Me Joy." | Male |
| Abdalla | Swahili Equivalent Of Arabic, ABDULLAH, "Servant Of God." | Male |
| Abdelahi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia. Meaning Unknown. | Male |
| Abdi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "My Servant." | Male |
| Abdikarim | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "Slave Of God." | Male |
| Abdimelech | Name Of An Aethiopian Eunuch Who Lived In Ancient Rome.Name Means "Servant To... | Male |
| Abdiraxman | Somali Equivalent Of Muslim, ABD AL RAHMAN, Meaning "Servant Of The Mercifull... | Male |
| Abeba | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | Female |
| Abebe | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | Male |
| Abebi | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We Asked For... | Female |
| Abena | Akan Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Tuesday. | Female |
| Abrafo | Ghanaian Name Meaning "Warrior" Or "Executioner."It Is A Nickname For A Troub... | Male |
| Abrihet | Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Made It Light, She Emanates... | Female |
| Acacia | "Thorny." | Female |
| Achan | Dinka Of South Sudan Name For A Female Child In The First Pair Of Twins. | Female |
| Ada | Ibo Of Nigeria Name For Firstborn Females. | Female |
| Adama | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Child" Or "Queenly." | Female |
| Adan | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "A Large Bat."Also, The Spanish Equivalent Of... | Male |
| Adanech | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Rescued Them." | Female |
| Adanna | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Father's Daughter." | Female |
| Addo | Ghana Name Meaning "King Of The Road." | Male |
| Adeola | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Crown Of Honor." | Female |
4-Letter A-Names Like Abba
24 names that share Abba's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Abba's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Abba
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Abba.
Names That Rhyme with Abba
2 baby names that share Abba's last 3 letters — -bba. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Abba
12 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Abba — Abb-. Good for parents who like Abba's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abby | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife D... | Hebrew | Female |
| Abban | Abbot ABRACHAM, BRAM | Irish | Male |
| Abbas | Lion | Arabic | Male |
| Abbey | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife D... | Hebrew | Female |
| Abbie | "Gives Joy, My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's... | Hebrew | Female |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | English | Male |
| Abbud | Worshipper | Arabic | Male |
| Abboid | Abbey Father | Gaelic | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | English | Male |
| Abbudin | Worshippers | Arabic | Male |
| Abbigale | English | Female | |
| Abbotson | Son Of Abbot | Hebrew | Male |