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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name Abram
Hebrew
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Usage of the Name Abram
English, Biblical; Jewish, Russian
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Meaning of the Name Abram
The name Abram has two meanings:
1. It is a Biblical variant of Abraham. According to the Old Testament, God changed the name of the patriarch from Abram to Abraham.
The name Abram literally means "high father" in Hebrew, so there is a theory that it could be originally an independent name. It is also used as a contracted form of Abraham in the English-speaking world.
2. It is a Russian form of Abraham.
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Famous Bearers
Bearers of the name include Abram Ioffe (1880 - 1960), a Jewish-Russian physicist;
Abram Chasins (1903 - 1987), an American composer and pianist;
Abram Hoffer (1917 - 2009), a Canadian psychiatrist;
Abram Elam (born 1981), an American footballer.
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Names Related to Abram
Refer to the list of names related to Abraham.
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