Comments for ABRAHAM:

The original Hebrew version of Abraham was Avraham.

-- arrowhead909  8/20/2005

Abraham = Ab Rahab ? (of the sea?)

-- nastler  9/22/2005

2 famous bearers of the name are Abraham Lincon, and Abraham, the biblical character.

-- CoBy  3/16/2006

The first occurence known of the name Abraham is Ab-ra-mu, and was found on clay tablets in cuneiform writings at the Ebla site, an important city of ancient Syria, in around 2500 B.C. Other biblical names were also common at that time such as E-sa-um ( = Esau ), Ish-ma-ilu ( = Ishmael), Is-ra-ilu ( = Israel), Da-'u'dum ( = David) and Sa-'u-lum ( = Saul).

More can be found at:
http://www.mystae.com/restricted/streams/thera/canaan.html .

-- fbrunel  3/21/2006

This name makes me think of tall, skinny, theater-going men that wear stovepipe hats and get shot in the head.

-- Moore  8/25/2006

Abraham Simpson AKA Grampa is Homer's dad on The Simpsons.

-- flipflops5  3/3/2007

Though this name makes me think of Abraham Lincoln, I still kind of like it. I like the nicknames Abe and Bram for it.

-- Anonymous User  3/20/2007

I like this name, but would never name anybody this. Good pet name.

-- sarah lee  4/14/2007

This name is underused and it would be cool if was used more. I don't think I'll call my son this, but it is still a cool name. I really like the nickname "Abe".

-- CharlieRob  5/7/2007

Another famous bearer of this name is Abraham (Bram) Stoker, the guy who wrote "Dracula".

-- rv14142  7/29/2007

Avram Noam Chomsky (Hebrew :אברם נועם חומסקי Yiddish: אברם נועם כאמסקי) (born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, political activist, and a prolific author and lecturer. He is the Institute Professor and Professor of linguistics (Emeritus) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Chomsky is credited with the creation of the theory of generative grammar, considered to be one of the most significant contributions to the field of linguistics made in the 20th century. He also helped spark the cognitive revolution in psychology through his review of B. F. Skinner's Verbal Behavior, in which he challenged the behaviorist approach to the study of behavior and language dominant in the 1950s.

-- sweetbabe  8/5/2007

Abraham Olano Manzano (born on January 22, 1970 in Anoeta, Spain) is a former professional cyclist from Spain. He gained limited fame in 1995 when he became World Road Champion and in 1998 he won the World Time Trial Championship. An under-achieving stage racer, Olano was only able to place third in the Giro d'Italia in 1996 and second in 2001, even though he won a depleted Vuelta a Espaņa in 1998. He also won some other smaller stage races. In November 2006 he ran the San Sebastian marathon in a time of 2:39:19.

-- sweetbabe  8/5/2007

I remember the man who loved God so much, he was willing to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. Both are manly, amazing, underused in my area, names.

-- spaz123  9/15/2007

Abraham Ortelius was a 16th century scientific geographer, recognized today as the creator of the first modern atlas.

-- sarescent  10/10/2007

Abraham (this spelling) is also used in Catalan, Croatian, Dutch, French, Galician, German, Polish and Spanish.

-- Lucille  10/27/2007

Because of Lincoln, this name doesn't sound overly Biblical, but it's very old-fashioned and a but pompous regardless. Even the nickname Abe sounds old-fashioned. Sometimes names do become popular after decades of, how should I put this, stagnation, but I doubt this is one of those names, so it might sound a bit pretentious on a kid today.

-- slight night shiver  5/14/2008

I think it's a very pretty name.

-- Anonymous User  8/31/2008

Why does this name sound so damn Mormon to me? I swear, I can just see an Abraham surrounded by hordes of wives and children. It sickens me. Though I do admire Lincoln for his work. The biblical character, however, I do not know, as his existence has not been scientifically proven.

-- GunsnRoses8794  11/27/2008

A famous bearer is Abraham van Helsing, one of the protagonists of Bram Stoker's "Dracula."

-- Zan11  12/29/2008

This is a Polish version, too.

-- Anonymous User  1/5/2009

A great, underused name with a lot of Old Testament charm. It deserves to be more widely used.

-- queenv  4/7/2009

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