Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Settlement & River Usage Russian Scripts Абакан(Russian) Pronounced Pron. u-bu-KAN [key·IPA] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 6/4/2016 by highexpectasians Edited 11/8/2021 by Infinitas Meaning & History Possibly from Khakas аба (aba) meaning "bear" or "father" and хан (khan) meaning "blood". This is the name of a city and river in Russia.