Proper Name guide

Abednego

name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /əˈbɛd.nɪˌɡoʊ/

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name

Meaning 1

Azariah, one of the captives in the Bible who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Azariah

Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 2

A male given name from Hebrew.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Hebrew עֲבֵד נְגוֹא, itself derived from a reconstructed Aramaic name meaning likely "servant of Nabu" or "servant of Nergal".

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ancient Greek: Αβδεναγω (Abdenagō) — one of the captives who escaped the fiery furnace
  • Hindi: अबेदनगो (abedango) — one of the captives who escaped the fiery furnace
  • Kazakh: Әбдінего (Äbdınego) — one of the captives who escaped the fiery furnace
  • Latin: Abdenago — one of the captives who escaped the fiery furnace
  • Latin: Azarīās — one of the captives who escaped the fiery furnace
  • Portuguese: Abednego — one of the captives who escaped the fiery furnace
  • Portuguese: Abede-Nego — one of the captives who escaped the fiery furnace
  • Russian: Авденаго́ (Avdenagó) — one of the captives who escaped the fiery furnace