Avvakum (given name)

Avvakum (Russian: Аввакум) is a Russian Christian[1] male first name.[2] It is derived from Ἀμβακοὺμ (Ambakoum), the Koine Greek form, as rendered in the Septuagint, of Habakkuk, a prophet of the Hebrew Bible. The etymology of Habakkuk is opaque, though it has been thought by some to derive from the Hebrew root חבק‎ "embrace", in which case the meaning might be (God's) embrace. [2] Alternately, the name is possibly related to the Akkadian khabbaququ, the name of a fragrant plant,[3].[1] Abakum (Абаку́м) is a variant of this first name. Other variants include Old Church Slavonic Amvakum (Амваку́м), literary Ambakum (Амбаку́м), and colloquial forms Obakum (Обаку́м), Bakum (Баку́м), and Bakun (Баку́н).[4] The diminutives of "Avvakum" include Avvakumka (Авваку́мка) and Avvakusha (Авваку́ша), while the diminutives of "Abakum" are Abakumka (Абаку́мка) and Abasha (Аба́ша).[2]

The patronymics derived from "Avvakum" are "Авваку́мович" (Avvakumovich; masculine) and its colloquial form "Авваку́мыч" (Avvakumych), and "Авваку́мовна" (Avvakumovna; feminine).[2] The patronymics derived from "Abakum" are "Абаку́мович" (Abakumovich; masculine) and its colloquial form "Абаку́мыч" (Abakumych), and "Абаку́мовна" (Abakumovna; feminine).[2]

Last names Abakumov, Abakishin, Abakulov, Abakumkin, Abakushin, Abakshin, Abbakumov, Avakumov, Avvakumov, and possibly Bakulin and Bakunin all derive from this first name.[5]