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Abraham
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: English
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm)bor. Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m)bor. Latin Ābrahāmbor. Old English Abraham Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('aḇrāhām, “Abraham”). Thomas L. Thompson suggests that the meaning of the name in Genesis was forgotten due to its age and that its original meaning was "Father is exalted." Glossed as אַב (aḇ, “father of”) + הֲמוֹן (hăˈmōn, “multitude of”) in Genesis 17:4–5; or from Hebrew אַבְרָם ('aḇrām, “Abram”). Doublet of Ibrahim and Avraham.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
- Ábrahám Variant with diacritics
- Abrahams Derived from Abraham
- Abrahami Derived from Abraham
- Abrahamer Derived from Abraham
- Abrahamse Derived from Abraham
- Abrahamme Derived from Abraham
- Abrahámová Derived from Abraham
- Abrahamson Derived from Abraham
- Abrahamyan Derived from Abraham
- Abraha Root name
Popularity by Country
Abraham
Rank #1002
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
Abraham
Rank #1250
Frequency
25,729 people (9.54 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 51.67% Hispanic 5.19% Black 19.34% Asian/PI 19.26% Native Am. 0.72% Two+ 3.82%
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