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Bulgarian
Etymology
A name from Biblical Hebrew חֲבַקּוּק (khavakúk), ostensibly borrowed into Bulgarian from Ancient Greek Ἀμβακοὺμ (Ambakoùm) through Modern Greek Αββακούμ (Avvakoúm).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Аваку́м • (Avakúm) m
- a male given name, Avakum, from Koine Greek , equivalent to English Habakkuk
Declension
Declension of Аваку́м
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Аваку́м
Avakúm
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Аваку́ме
Avakúme
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References
- 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