Avvakum (given name)
Avvakum () is a Russian Christian male first name. It is derived from ("Ambakoum"), the form, as rendered in the , of Habakkuk, a prophet of the Hebrew Bible. The etymology of Habakkuk is opaque, though it has been thought by some to derive from the Hebrew root "embrace", in which case the meaning might be "(God's) 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 "" ("Avvakumovich"; masculine) and its colloquial form "" ("Avvakumych"), and "" ("Avvakumovna"; feminine). The patronymics derived from "Abakum" are "" ("Abakumovich"; masculine) and its colloquial form "" ("Abakumych"), and "" ("Abakumovna"; feminine). Last names Abakumov, Abakishin, Abakulov, Abakumkin, Abakushin, Abakshin, Abbakumov, Avakumov, Avvakumov, and possibly Bakulin and Bakunin all derive from this first name.