Nabor

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proper noun

A surname from Spanish.

Scrabble 7

Meanings

proper nounNabor (plural Nabors)

plural Nabors

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Origin

  1. Hebrewבָּרַר“to choose (to be pure”
  2. EnglishNabor

Spanish surname common in Mexico and the Philippines, from the Spanish and Catalan name Nabor, named after Saint Nabor, probably from Hebrew בָּרַר (“to choose (to be pure”)).

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Nabor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nabor

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nabor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nabor.

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