Given name

Ábraham

Ábraham is a masculine given name. It is used in Faroese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Ábraham comes from Latin, and ultimately from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Latin Abraham, from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם.

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Ábraham’s family of names

In Faroese usage, Ábraham has a related form in Abraham. In Faroese usage, Ábraham has a conventional equivalent in the German form Abraham. In Irish usage, Ábraham has a related form in Abrahám.

Walk Ábraham’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Ábraham has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

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3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Ábraham, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Latin

Àdhamh

“earth, man, soil, light brown”

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>99% boys

Armenian · Biblical

Ararat

Ararat is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Armenian.

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>99% boys

Latin

Abakas

Abakas is a surname, possibly from German, ultimately from Latin. It is used in Lithuanian.

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Ancient Greek

Annrìa

“courageous”

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>99% boys

Latin

Arquà

“arched”

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Latin

Antanas

Antanas is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Lithuanian.

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>99% boys

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Abíal

“breath, vapor; vanity”

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>99% boys

Latin

Aadem

Aadem is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Proto-Semitic. It is used in Hunsrik.

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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