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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Arabic
Scripts حبش(Arabic)
Other Forms Formsal-Habash, al-Habbash, Habbash, Habashe, Habasht, Habache, Habbache, Habbach, al-Habach, al-Habbach, Habas, Habbas, al-Habas, al-Habbas, Habbass, Habbaz
Meaning & History
Derived from Arabic حبش (ḥabash) meaning "Abyssinian", originally indicating a person who came from Abyssinia, a historical region that is nowadays split between Ethiopia and Eritrea. This surname is more common among Muslims and Christians in the Arab world. It was borne by the Palestinian communist party leader and physician George Habash (1926-2008).