Abram

See also: abram

§English

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§Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹəm/

§Etymology 1

From Hebrew אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām, “high father”), from אָב (ʾaḇ, “father”) + רָם (rām, “high, lofty”).

§Proper noun

Abram

1. (archaic) Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament). [First attested prior to 1150.]
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 12:5

     And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

2. A male given name. [First attested prior to 1150.]
3. A patronymic surname​. [First attested prior to 1150.]

§Synonyms

• (Semitic patriarch): Abraham

§Translations

Old Testament patriarch

• Armenian: Աբրամ (Abram)

  Old Armenian: Աբրամ (Abram)

• Basque: Abarran
• Dutch: Abram
• Finnish: Abram
• Greek: Αβραάμ (el) (Avraám)

  Ancient: Ἅβραμ (Hábram)

• Irish: Abrám m
• Italian: Abramo (it)

• Portuguese: Abraão (pt)
• Russian: Авраа́м (ru) (Avraám)
• Scottish Gaelic: Abram
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Аврам

  Roman: Avram

• Spanish: Abram (es)
• West Frisian: Abram

§Etymology 2

From Old English Eadburh's (a woman's name) hām.

§Proper noun

Abram

1. A village near Manchester.
2. A habitational surname​.

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§Spanish

§Proper noun

Abram m

1. Abram (Biblical character)
   • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 12:5:

     Y tomó Abram á Sarai su mujer, y á Lot hijo de su hermano, y toda su hacienda que habían ganado, y las almas que habían adquirido en Harán, y salieron parair á tierra de Canaán; y á tierra de Canaán llegaron.