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View Name: Abram


ABRAM (1)
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Biblical
OTHER SCRIPTS: אַבְרָם (Ancient Hebrew)
PRONOUNCED: AY-brÉ™m (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "high father" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament God changed Abram's name to Abraham (see Genesis 17:5).
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES: Avram (Biblical Hebrew), Avram (Hebrew), Avrum (Yiddish)
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ABRAM (2)


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