AbeeiĀ is an indirect Quranic name for boys thatĀ means āone with much refrainā, i.e. someone with much self-respect who refrains from doing base and purposeless actions.Ā There is a similar word in Arabic that means āmy fatherā and in English it can be spelled as Abeei as well, the two are distinguished by emphasis:Ā Abeei, the name, has its emphasis on the second syllable (as in Abeeiyy), while Abeei (āmy fatherā) has the emphasis on the first syllable.