What does ABBA mean in Swedish?

ABBA were not always known as ABBA
The name ABBA comes from the first initials of the four members – Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson
Benny Andersson
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbjœːɳ ɵlˈvěːɵs] ( listen); born 25 April 1945) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, producer, a member of the musical group ABBA, and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia! He co-produced the films Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia!
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, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Princess Anni-Frid Reuss, Dowager Countess of Plauen (née Lyngstad; born 15 November 1945), better known by her nickname Frida, is a Norwegian-Swedish singer, songwriter and environmentalist, who is best known as one of the founding members and lead singers of the Swedish pop band ABBA.
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. They were not always a household name, however. When they first formed, they were named “Festfolk”, which is Swedish for “party people”.
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Does ABBA mean anything?

an Aramaic word for father, used by Jesus and Paul to address God in a relation of personal intimacy.
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How ABBA got its name?

ABBA is the acronym from the first name of singers Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad and instrumentalists-songwriters Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.
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Is ABBA Swedish?

The ABBA story began in Sweden, more than five decades ago. In June 1966, Björn Ulvaeus (born 1945) met Benny Andersson (born 1946) for the first time. Björn was a member of the Hootenanny Singers, a very popular folk music group, while Benny played keyboards in Sweden's biggest pop group of the 1960s, The Hep Stars.
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What nationality is ABBA?

ABBA was a Swedish Europop group whose songs dominated European charts in the 1970s. It enjoyed historic commercial success in the landscape of pop music. Group members included Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
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ABBA: a Swedish perspective



What does ABBA mean in Latin?

Etymology 1

From Middle English, from Latin, from Ancient Greek, from Aramaic אבא‎/ܐܒܐ‎ (ʼabbāʼ, “father”); see abbot.
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What does ABBA mean in Hebrew?

The Aramaic term abba (אבא, Hebrew: אב (ab), "father") appears in traditional Jewish liturgy and Jewish prayers to God, e.g. in the Kaddish (קדיש, Qaddish Aramaic, Hebrew: קדש (Qādash), "holy").
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What type of word is ABBA?

What type of word is 'abba'? Abba is a noun - Word Type.
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What caused ABBA divorces?

Despite going their separate ways, the band claim they never officially broke up. Björn said: “We ended, and for creative reasons. We ended because we felt the energy was running out in the studio, because we didn't have as much fun in the studio as we did this time. “And that's why we said, 'Let's go on a break'.
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What makes ABBA so special?

Another factor in what made ABBA sound like ABBA is the sheer beauty of the textures. The group loved the 'wall of sound' principle pioneered by Phil Spector, and their studio engineer Michael Tretow created a double-tracked studio sound to ensure that the band sounded both polished and huge.
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What are ABBA fans called?

Still, in The Netherlands, a group of fans thought that ABBA were too good to be forgotten and decided to start a fan club anyway – one they named ABBF – Agnetha, Benny, Björn, Frida Fan Club – because the members had moved on, with Agnetha and Frida busy with solo projects and Björn and Benny involved in Chess and ...
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What does ABBA mean in different languages?

The Aramaic term abba has passed via Greek and Latin into European languages as an ecclesiastical term, Abbot (Father), the head of a monastery.
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What does ABBA mean in French?

Abbé (from Latin abbas, in turn from Greek ἀββᾶς, abbas, from Aramaic abba, a title of honour, literally meaning "the father, my father", emphatic state of abh, "father") is the French word for abbot. It is the title for lower-ranking Catholic clergy in France.
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Where is Abba used in the Bible?

The meaning I'm promoting here is exactly what we see in the New Testament when the Aramaic word is transliterated into Greek as Abba. It is used only three times in the New Testament—Mark 14:36, Romans 8:15, and Galatians 4:6—and each of them reveal this meaning.
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What was Jesus's full name?

Due to the numerous translations, the Bible has undergone, "Jesus" is the modern term for the Son of God. His original Hebrew name is Yeshua, which is short for yehōshu'a.
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Who is Abba yah?

Abba Yahiyya or Abu Yahiyya, was the leader of a sect of Afghani Alenzar (Nizariun Hagarenes) who followed an independent Ishmaili Sufi Herat tradition, introduced to the west by Omar Michael Burke in his 1976 book Among the Dervishes.
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What does ABBA mean in Welsh?

Aber and Inver are common elements in place-names of Celtic origin. Both mean "confluence of waters" or "river mouth".
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Is ABBA a name?

Abba is a form of ab, meaning "father" in many Semitic languages. It is used as a given name, but was also used as a title or honorific for religious scholars or leaders. (The word abbot has the same root.)
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What language does Baba mean Dad?

Baba (lit. 'Father' or 'Sir') is an honorific term, of Persian origin, used in several West Asian and South Asian cultures.
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Does ABBA have an accent?

The Swedish group ABBA is a good example. The members speak English with Swedish accents. But when they sing, their accents disappear and they sound like Americans. The same is true of the classic British rock stars.
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Where are ABBA group now?

Bjorn has four children - Linda and Peter Ulvaeus with ex-wife and bandmate Agnetha, and Anna (34 years old) and Emma Ulvaeus (38 years old) with now wife, music journalist Lena Kallersjö. After living in the UK, Björn and Lena have since returned to Djursholm, Stockholm.
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