72%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Arabic, Persian, Azerbaijani, Urdu Scripts عبّاس(Arabic, Persian, Urdu) Pronounced Pron. ‘ab-BAS(Arabic) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "austere" in Arabic. This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle. It was also borne by a son of Ali, the fourth caliph. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Variants'Abbas(Arabic) 'Abbas(Persian) Surname DescendantsAbbas(Arabic) Abbasov(Azerbaijani) Abbasi(Persian) Abbas, Abbasi(Urdu) Same Spelling'Abbas PopularityDetails Last ranked #74 in 2022 Azerbaijan Last ranked #985 in 2021 England and Wales People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome strong strange simple serious nerdy Categories feelings, Islamic caliphs, power, sadness, Tamora Pierce characters, word names