ABRAHAM
Gender: M
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "father of multitudes"
Popularity in 2008: #187
The bearded Old Testament patriarch/Lincolnesque image has kept this name lagging behind more popular biblical brothers: may be time to think about Baby Abie, or -- even better -- Baby Bram.
International Variations:
Ebrahim,
Ibrahim
(Arabic)
Aram
(Armenian)
Abarran
(Basque)
Avram
(Greek)
Avrom,
Avron,
Avraham,
Avrum
(Hebrew)
Abracham
(Irish Gaelic)
Abrahamo,
Abramo
(Italian)
Abrão
(Portuguese)
Abrasha,
Avramij,
Avraam
(Russian)
Avrán,
Brancho,
Abrahán,
Aberhán,
Abraán,
Abrán
(Spanish)
Avrumke
(Yiddish)
Abraham is being discussed in our message boards:
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