Аввакум

• Аввакумъ (Avvakum) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
• Обакумъ (Obakum) — rare archaic form, pre-1917 spelling

Borrowed from Greek Αββακούμ (Avvakoúm), from Hebrew חֲבַקּוּק. Compare Bulgarian Авакум (Avakum).

• IPA^(key): [ɐvɐˈkum]

Авваку́м • (Avvakúm) m anim (genitive Авваку́ма, nominative plural Авваку́мы, genitive plural Авваку́мов)

1. a male given name, Avvakum, equivalent to English Habakkuk
2. (biblical) clipping of Книга пророка Аввакума (Kniga proroka Avvakuma, “the Book of Habakkuk”)

The name is rare in modern Russia. Usually refers either to the biblical prophet, either to the Old Believer saint Avvakum.

• абакумыч (abakumyč)