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What does Abram mean?
Abram 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced AY-bram. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Abram is "high father". Variant of Abraham. Biblical: the patriarch Abraham's name before God changed it. From the Middle Ages, however, if not before, it was taken to be a contracted version.
STARTS WITH Ab-
Variations
VARIANTS Abe▼, Abey, Abie, Abramo, Abran, Abrian, Abriel, Avram, Avrom, Bram
OTHER FORMS VIA ABRAHAM Ab, Abarran, Aberham, Abrahamo, Abrahan, Abrahim, Abrami, Abrams, Avraham, Brahm, Ebrahim, Ibrahim▲
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Alram, ..
(female) Abal, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Abram Antonio (A.A.), ..
How popular is Abram?
Abram is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#1053 out of 1220, Top 86%) and an even more prominent last name for both adults and children (#6140 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Abram reached its top position of #364 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is currently at #433. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Abraham (#164 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Ibrahim (#400), Avraham (#1142), Abe (#1859), Ab and Abie are the popular alternative forms of Abram (#433). Other forms, like Aberham, are uncommon. Usage of these forms of Abram was common among parents less than a decade ago (MEDIAN #1176) and has remained as widespread to this day (#1142, 2.5% LESS USAGE), but with the form Abe going out of style. Abraham, Ibrahim and Abram are three of the more fashionable baby names among these.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Aaran, Abad, Abba, Abbas, Abda, Abdal, Abia, Abiah, Abna, Abnar, Adam▼, Addam, Adham, Ahiram, Ahran, Amaram, Amram, Anrai, Ara, Aram, Aran, Arram, Arran, Aviram, Avrum, Azam, Baram, Byram, Cram, Doram, Gram, Hiram▼, Hyram, Joram, Karam and Kram. These names tend to be less commonly used than Abram.
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