Abraham (name)

Abraham
Pronunciation /ˈbrəhæm/
Dutch: [aːbrɑɦɑm]
Other names
See also Abram, Avram, Ibrahim, Ebrahim, Abe, Avi, Bram
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This is a list of people named after Abraham, the Biblical patriarch (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם, Modern Avraham, Tiberian ʾAḇrāhām Ashkenazi Avrohom or Avruhom); the father of the Abrahamic Religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam:

As recounted in the Torah, his name was originally Avram which means "High Father" - "av" (אב) "father", "ram" (רם) "high" - with the "ha" (ה) added in mark of his covenant with God.

In the Russian language, the name is used in the forms Авраам (Avraam),[1][2] Авраамий (Avraamy),[2] Аврамий (Avramy),[3] Абрам (Abram),[1][4] Абрамий (Abramy),[4] Аврам (Avram),[3] Обра́м (Obram),[3] and Абрахам (Abrakham).[3]

Given name

Surname

Main article: Abraham (surname)

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Nikonov, p. 50
  2. 1 2 Superanskaya [1], p. 20
  3. 1 2 3 4 Superanskaya [2], p. 30
  4. 1 2 Petrovsky, p. 35

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