Aaronov MS: see Aron. Ablin (Bykhov, Odessa) MS: see Aba. Aaronovich MS: see Aron. Ablonskij (Grodno) T: see Yablonskij. T: see Yablonka. Ab (Brest, Slonim) M: see Aba. Ablov (Kiev, Lipovets, Bratslav) MS: see Aba. Aba (Mogilev) M: from the given name Aba (`abe' in Yiddish) {Ab, Ablovskij (Lipovets) MS: see Aba. Abo, Abij, Abin, Vaba, Abov, Abovich, Abovskij, Abchuk (Abtsyuk, Abo (Vitebsk, Mogilev) M: see Aba. Aptsyuk), Abes, Abesson, Abesgauz (Abesgaus, Abezgauz, Obezgauz, Abodyannikov OS: see Obidyanik. Abezgaus), Abesgus (Abezguz, Abezgus)}. The original Aramaic form of Abolets (Vitebsk, Lepel') T: see Obol'skij. T: see Oboler. this given name is `aaboa' (Talmud, Berakhot 24), meaning `father'. Abolits (Orsha, Vitebsk, Mogilev, Velizh) T: see Obol'skij. T: see Hypocoristic forms: Abka (`abke' in Yiddish) {Abkin (Apkin), Oboler. Abkevich}, Abko {Abkov, Abkovich}, Abel' (`abl' in Yiddish) {Abel' Abol'nik (Orsha, Vilna) T: see Obol'nik. (Obel', Vabel'), Abel'man, Abelev (Gabelev, Vabelev), Abeliov (Obelov), Abov (Gomel') MS: see Aba. Abelevich, Abeliovich (Abeleovich), Abel'skij, Abelevskij (Abilevskij), Abover (Taurida) T: from the village Abovo (Nevel' d.). Abelyanskij, Abelyuk, Abelis (Gabelis, Gabilis), Abel'son, Abelin, Abovich MS: see Aba. Abulyak, Ablov, Ablovskij (Ablevskij, Ablavskij); Abel'gauz}, Ablya Abovskij (Balta, Elisavetgrad) MS: see Aba. (`able' in Yiddish)* {Ablin}, Abush {Abushevich}, Absha (`abshe' in Abragam (Dvinsk, Riga, Vilna) M: see Abram. Yiddish) {Abshes, Abshis; Abshikhes (Apshikhes)}. Abragamson (Courland) MS: see Abram. Abadovskij (Khotin) T: see Obodovskij. Abram (Lipovets) M: from the given name Abram {Abramov, Abarbanel see Abarbanel'. Abramovich (Abramovits), Abramskij, Abramovskij, Abramchik, Abarbanel' (Orsha, Kiev) Sephardic surname of unclear origin Abramson, Abramzon, Abramer, Abramis, Èbram}. This given name is (Laredo, 215) {Abarbanel, Aburbanel', Barbanel', Abarbarchuk}. The the eastern Slavic spelling for the Biblical name `aavrohom' (Genesis surname has existed in Spain since the 12th century. 17:5), pronounced `avrom' in Yiddish {Romov}. Variants of this given Abarbarchuk (Tiraspol', Vinnitsa) see Abarbanel' (with the addition of name: Slavic form Avram {Avramov, Avramenko, Avramson}, patronymic suffix -chuk). T: from the village Barbarovka (Ushitsa d., Southeastern Yiddish form Avrum {Avrum, Avrumovich, Avrumson}, Novograd d., Zaslavl' d.) (the same pattern is used in the surname blend form (Slavic and Southeastern Yiddish) Abrum {Abrumov}, Sestrenchuk). German or Polish form Abragam (Abraham in German and Polish) Abchuk MS: see Aba. {Abragam, Abragamson}. Hypocoristic forms: (1) from Abram: Abdirkin (Kiev) O: from `obdirnik' [Russian] one who skins (also see Abramka (`abramke' in Yiddish) {Abramchenko}, Abrashka and Trejbach). Abrashko (`abrashke' in Yiddish) {Abrashkin, Abrashkov}, Abras'* and Abedor (Kherson) M: see Avigdor. Abrash* {Abras', Abrash}; (2) from Avram: Avras' (this form was not Abel' (Tel'shi, common in Sventsyany; Odessa) M: see Aba. T: from listed by Kulisher, but it was used at the beginning of the 20th century) the townlet Abeli (Novo-Aleks. d.) {Obel', Vabel', Abel'skij, Abelevskij {Avras, Avros}, Avrasya (`avrasye' in Yiddish)* {Avrasin}, Avraska (Abilevskij), Abelyanskij, Abelin}. (`avraske' in Yiddish)* {Avraskin}, Avrash* {Avrashev, Avrashov}, Abeleovich (Vilna) MS: see Aba. Avrashko (`avrashke' in Yiddish)* {Avrashkov (Ovrazhkov)}, Avrus' Abelev (Rogachev, Radomysl', Chernigov gub.) MS: see Aba. {Avrus}, Avrusya (`avrusye' in Yiddish)* {Avrusin}, Avrusha Abelevich MS: see Aba. (`avrushe' in Yiddish)* {Avrushin}, Avruska (`avruske' in Yiddish)* Abelevskij (Vilna) MS: see Aba. T: see Abel'. {Avruskin, Avrushchenko}, Avruta (`avrute' in Yiddish)* {Avrutov, Abel'gauz (Polotsk) MS: Abelhaus [German] Abel's house (see Aba). Avrutis, Avrutin, Avrutik, Avrutikov}, Avrukha (`avrukhe' in Yiddish)* Abelin (Orsha, Vitebsk) MS: see Aba. T: see Abel'. {Avrukh, Avrukhin (Avrukin, Abrukin)}; (3) from Abragam: Bram Abeliov (Vilna) MS: see Aba. (`Brahm' in German) {Bram, Brams, Bramson, Bramzon}. Pet form Abeliovich (Oshmyany, Białystok) MS: see Aba. from Avram: Avrunya (`avrunye' in Yiddish)* {Avrunin, Avrunev}. Abelis (Berdichev) MS: see Aba. Abramchenko (Petersburg) MS: see Abram. Abel'man (Kovno, Rossieny) M: see Aba. Abramchik (Kobrin) MS: see Abram. Abel'nitskij (Troki) T: see Obol'nik. Abramer (Rossieny) MS: see Abram. Abel'skij (Vilkomir, common in Vitebsk, Novo-Aleks., Chernigov Abraminskij (Vitebsk) T: from the village Abramenki (Vitebsk d.). gub.) T: see Abel'. MS: see Aba. Abramis (Nevel', Vitebsk) MS: see Abram. Abel'son (Odessa) MS: see Aba. Abramitskij (Grodno, Volkovysk, Vilna) T: from the village Abelyanskij (Slonim) MS: see Aba. T: see Abel'. Abramichi (Bielsk d.). Abelyuk MS: see Aba. Abramov (Vitebsk, Chaussy, Berdichev) MS: see Abram. Aber (Ponevezh, Ekater. gub.) A: see Abir. M: see Èber. Abramovich (common in Shavli, Rossieny, Vilna, Oshmyany, Aberbarden (Zhitomir) from the hyphenated surname Aber-Barden. Courland, Riga, Grodno, Izmail, Bendery, Akkerman) MS: see Abram. Aberman (Vinnitsa, Skvira) M: see Èber. Abramovits (Courland) MS: see Abram. Abershtejn (Slonim) A: see Gobernshtejn. A: see Èber. Abramovskij (Białystok, Tarashcha, Kiev) MS: see Abram. Abershtruf (Akkerman) A: from `oybershtrokh' [Yiddish] abbreviation Abramskij (Białystok, Volkovysk, Litin, Kiev) MS: see Abram. mark, accent mark. Abramson (Sventsyany, common in Courland) MS: see Abram. Aberson (Kherson) MS: see Èber. Abramyshskij (Lida) T: from the village Abramishki (Lida d.). Aberzhanskij (Minsk, Novogrudok) T: see Birzh. T: see Berzhaner. Abramzon (Polotsk, common in Disna; Zhitomir) MS: see Abram. Abes (Białystok) MS: see Aba. Abras (Odessa) M: see Abram. Abesgaus MS: see Aba. Abrash (Białystok) M: see Abram. Abesgauz MS: Abeshaus [German] Abe's house (see Aba). Abrashkin (Elisavetgrad) MS: see Abram. Abesgus MS: abes(h)uz [Southeastern Yiddish] Abe's house (see Aba). Abrashkov (Kherson) MS: see Abram. Abesson (Taurida) MS: see Aba. Abrin (Pinsk, Gomel', Vitebsk) T: from the village Abrinya (Lyutsin Abezgaus (Lepel') MS: see Aba. d.). Abezgauz (common in Lepel'; Disna, Polotsk, Vitebsk) MS: see Aba. Abrublyanskij (Lida) T: from the village Obruby (Troki d.). Abezgus (Odessa, Kherson) MS: see Aba. Abrukin (Igumen) MS: see Abram(?). Abezguz (Odessa) MS: see Aba. Abrumov (Kherson) MS: see Abram. Abidan (Zvenigorodka) T: see Obodan. Abshes (Kiev) MS: see Aba. Abidor (Chigirin, Kherson) M: see Avigdor. Abshikhes (Dubno) MWS: from `abshikhe' [Yiddish] Abshe's wife (see Abij (Mogilev-Pod.) M: see Aba. Aba). Abilevskij (Lipovets) MS: see Aba. T: see Abel'. Abshis (Kiev) MS: see Aba. Abin (Grodno) MS: see Aba. Abt (Vilna, Oshmyany, Polotsk) T: see Opatovskij. Abir (Troki, Vitebsk) N: aabijr [Hebrew] powerful, mighty {Aber}. Abtsyuk MS: see Aba. Abkevich MS: see Aba. Abuev (Odessa) N: see Abugov. Abkin MS: see Aba. Abugov (Grodno, Igumen, Bykhov, Klimovichi, Kiev) N: Abuhov is Abkov MS: see Aba. the Ashkenazic phonetic form of the Sephardic surname Abohab, Abkovich (Troki) MS: see Aba. derived from `donator' [Arabic]. The surname has existed since the 13th Ablavskij (Odessa, Lipovets) MS: see Aba. century (Laredo, 189) {Abuev, Bugov}. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire • 1 .