Ab is a
Dutch and
English (primarily Canadian) masculine given name. It usually is short form (
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...
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Albert
Albert may refer to:
Companies
* Albert Computers, Inc., a computer manufacturer in the 1980s
* Albert Czech Republic, a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic
* Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands
* Albert Market, a street mar ...
and occasionally of
Abraham
Abraham (originally Abram) is the common Hebrews, Hebrew Patriarchs (Bible), patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father who began the Covenant (biblical), covenanta ...
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Abbott. The following people have a full name "Albert(us)", except where noted:
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Ab Baars
Ab Baars (born November 21, 1955, in Axel, Netherlands) is a Dutch saxophonist and clarinetist who has had an active performance career since the 1970s. He has recorded several albums for the Geestgronden Records, Atavistic Records, and WIG rec ...
(born 1955), Dutch jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
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Ab van Bemmel (1912–1986), Dutch boxer
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Ab Box
Albert George "Ab" Box (March 8, 1909 – July 30, 2000) was a Canadian professional football halfback, quarterback and punter.
Born in Toronto, Box attended Malvern Collegiate Institute where he played on the football team and later on th ...
(1909–2000), Canadian football player
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Ab Campbell (1910–1973), Canadian (Toronto) politician
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Ab Conway (1914–2001), Canadian middle-distance runner
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Ab DeMarco
Albert George DeMarco, Sr. (May 10, 1916 – May 25, 1989) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. DeMarco started his National Hockey League career with the Chicago Black Hawks. He would also play with the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins a ...
(1916–1989), Canadian ice hockey player
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Ab DeMarco, Jr.
Albert Thomas "Ab" DeMarco Jr. (born February 27, 1949) is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) during the 1970s. DeMarco was noted fo ...
(born 1949), Canadian ice hockey player
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Ab Doderer (1926–?), Dutch chauffeur and kidnapping victim
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Ab Douglas
Abraham Douglas Driediger (born 1930 in Molln, Germany), known as Ab Douglas, was a Canadian television news anchor and journalist. He was CTV’s Parliamentary Bureau Chief and co-anchored the first CTV National News program with Baden Langdon ...
(born 1950), Dutch sports sailor
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Ab van Egmond (born 1938), Dutch road cyclist
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Ab Ekels (born 1950), Dutch sports sailor
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Ab Fafié
Ab Fafié (4 March 1941 – 27 November 2012) was a Dutch professional association football, football player and manager.
Playing career Club
Fafié made his debut for hometown club Feyenoord, Feijenoord against Fortuna '54 in 1959 and also play ...
(1941–2012), Dutch footballer
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Ab Geldermans (1935–2025), Dutch road bicycle racer and directeur sportif
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Ab Gowanlock (1900–1988), Canadian curler
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Ab Hardy (1910–?), Canadian speed skater
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Ab Harrewijn (1954–2002), Dutch GreenLeft politician
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Ab Heijn (1927–2011), Dutch entrepreneur, chairman of Ahold
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Ab Hoffman (born 1947), Canadian track and field athlete Abby Hoffman
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Ab Jenkins (1883–1946), American race car driver and mayor of Salt Lake City (Abbott)
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Ab Justice, American golfer
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Ab Klink (born 1958), Dutch CDA politician (Abraham)
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Ab McDonald
Alvin Brian McDonald (February 18, 1936 – September 4, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward.
Career
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, McDonald began his professional hockey career with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey L ...
(1936–2018), Canadian ice hockey player (Alvin Brian)
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Ab Newsome (1920–1979), Canadian ice hockey player
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Ab Nicholas (1931–2016), American chief executive
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Ab Osterhaus (born 1948), Dutch virologist
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Ab Rector (1934–2005), Canadian (New Brunswick) politician
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Ab Renaud (1920–2012), Canadian ice hockey player
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Ab Rogers (1909–?), Canadian ice hockey player
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Ab Rosbag (born 1940), Dutch wrestler
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Ab Salm (1801–1876), Dutch painter
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Ab Saunders (1851–1883), American cowboy and gunman
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Ab Sluis (born 1937), Dutch cyclist
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Ab Tamboer (1950–2016), Dutch drummer
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Ab Tresling (1909–1980), Dutch field hockey player
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Ab Walker (1910–2001), Canadian (Ontario) politician
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Ab Welsh (1913–1971), Canadian ice hockey player
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Ab Wolders (born 1951), Dutch strongman and powerlifter
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Ab Wright (1905–1995), American baseball and football player
See also
Bardic name
A bardic name (, ) is a pseudonym used in Wales, Cornwall, or Brittany by poets and other artists, especially those involved in the eisteddfod movement.
The Welsh language, Welsh term bardd ('poet') originally referred to the Welsh poets of the M ...
s may start with "Ab":
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Ab Iolo (1787–1847), Welsh poet and author Taliesin Williams
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Ab Ithel (1811–1862), Welsh antiquary and Anglican priest John Williams
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Dutch masculine given names
English masculine given names
Masculine given names
Hypocorisms