Abbas

n. Arabic name

Abbas means "austere" in Arabic. (Austere: (1) severely simple in appearance. (2) strict, stern)Abbas or Abbass as a given name may refer to:Abbas ibn 'Abdul Muttalib (c.566–c.653), paternal uncle of  MuhammadAbbas ibn Ali, son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Ummal Baneen; revered in Sh'ia Islam for his loyalty to Husayn ibn Ali, the third Sh'ia ImamAbbas Mirza (1789–1833), Qajar crown prince of PersiaAbbas I of Egypt (1813–1854), Pasha of EgyptAbbas II of Egypt (1874–1944) aka "Abbas Hilmi Pasha", last khedive of EgyptAbbas I of Persia (1571–1629) aka "Abbas the Great", Persian ShahAbbas II of Persia (1642–1666), Persian ShahAbbas III of Persia (1732–1736), Persian Shah, last of the Safavid dynasty.Abbas (photographer) (born 1944), Iranian photojournalist`Abdu'l-Bahá (Sir `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás Effendí) (1844–1921), second head of the Bahá'í Faith after his father, Founder of the FaithAli ibn Abbas al-Majusi (died 994), Persian scientist
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n. Abbas, Arabic name

n. Abbas, Arabic name

[Islamic] "Frowner". The uncle of Muhammad and the son of Abd al-Muttalib, Muhammad's grandfather. He died years later than the Prophet, namely in 654 CE (32 AH). Abbas was the ancestor of the Abbasids, the dynasty which ruled in Baghdad from 750 to 1258. He is the subject of many legends.