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The meaning and history of the name Abraham.


ABRAHAM

This name may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" in Hebrew or else as a contraction of ABRAM (1) and הָמוֹן (hamon) "many, multitude". The biblical Abraham was originally named Abram but God changed his name (see Genesis 17:5). He led his followers from Ur into Canaan, and is regarded by the Jews as being the founder of the Hebrews through his son Isaac and by the Muslims as being the founder of the Arabs through his son Ishmael.As an English Christian name, Abraham became common after the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), the American president during the Civil War.


Usage: Biblical, Biblical Latin, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
Short Forms: ABE, AVI, BRAAM, BRAM
Name day:
March 16th: Poland
June 15th: Poland
October 9th: Croatia
December 18th: Sweden
December 19th: Poland
Famous People: Abraham Lincolnwiki (Politician, 1809, United States), Albert Abraham Michelsonwiki (Physicist, 1852, Poland), Abraham Maslowwiki (Psychologist, 1908, United States), F. Murray Abrahamwiki (Actor, 1939, United States), Abraham de Moivrewiki (Mathematician, 1667, France), Abraham Orteliuswiki (Geographer, 1527, Belgium), Abraham ibn Ezrawiki (Philosopher, 1089, Spain)
Popularity: *Popularity is given by the percentage of usage over the years.