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Abraham (given name)

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Pronunciation /ˈbrəhæm/
Dutch: [ɑbrɑ'ɦɑm]
See also Abram, Avram, Ibrahim, Ebrahim, Abe, Avi,

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),Авраамий (Avraamy),Аврамий (Avramy),Абрам (Abram),Абрамий (Abramy),Аврам (Avram),Обра́м (Obram), and Абрахам (Abrakham).


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