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Abbas

عباس

Say it ub-BAAS

Meaning: Stern-faced, frowning; also a name for the lion Lane, p. 1939
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Other spellings: Abbaas

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Abbas meaning

Abbas (عباس) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin.

Stern-faced, frowning; also a name for the lion

Abbas (عباس) comes from the Arabic root ʿ-b-s, "to frown". Lane's lexicon explains ʿabbās as one who frowns often or has a stern face, and records ʿabbās, with related forms, as a name for the lion, described as the lion from which other lions flee. That is why name lists today give Abbas as "lion". The name is honoured through al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, the Prophet's uncle, after whom the Abbasid caliphs were named, and through ʿAbbās ibn ʿAlī, who fell at Karbala and is deeply revered by Shia Muslims.

Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), Book I, Part 5, p. 1939 · entry ʿabbās (عَبَّاسٌ), root ʿ-b-s · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ʿābis, ʿabbās, Book I p. 1939 · Wikipedia, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib · Wikipedia, Abbas ibn Ali