Abraham - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Abraham \a-bra-

is pronounced AY-bra-ham. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "father of a multitude (of nations)". The Hebrew form is Avraham. Biblical: Abraham, celebrated for his great faith, was the ancestor-father of Israel and some of the Arabic peoples. He had a son named Isaac when he was 100 and his wife Sarah was 90. The name was used from the 16th century, and various early saints of the Eastern Roman Empire also bore this name. The name was popular while Abraham Lincoln was president and even after his assasination.

Abraham has 21 variant forms: Ab, Abarran, Abe, Aberham, Abey, Abie, Abrahamo, Abrahan, Abrahim, Abram, Abrami, Abramo, Abrams, Abran, Avi, Avram, Avrom, Brahm, Bram, Ebrahim and Ibrahim.

A baby name that sounds like Abraham is Ibraheem.

Abraham is a very common first name for men (#347 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#1557 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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