Avvakum (given name)


Avvakum is a Russian Christian male first name. It is derived from Ἀμβακοὺμ, the form, as rendered in the, of Habakkuk, a prophet of the Hebrew Bible. The etymology of Habakkuk is opaque, though it has been though by some to derive from the Hebrew root "embrace", in which case the meaning might be embrace. Alternately, the name is possibly related to the Akkadian khabbaququ, the name of a fragrant plant,. Abakum is a variant of this first name. Other variants include Old Church Slavonic Amvakum, literary Ambakum, and colloquial forms Obakum, Bakum, and Bakun. The diminutives of "Avvakum" include Avvakumka and Avvakusha, while the diminutives of "Abakum" are Abakumka and Abasha.
The patronymics derived from "Avvakum" are "Авваку́мович" and its colloquial form "Авваку́мыч", and "Авваку́мовна". The patronymics derived from "Abakum" are "Абаку́мович" and its colloquial form "Абаку́мыч", and "Абаку́мовна".
Last names Abakumov, Abakishin, Abakulov, Abakumkin, Abakushin, Abakshin, Abbakumov, Avakumov, Avvakumov, and possibly Bakulin and Bakunin all derive from this first name.