Given name & surname · Greek
Αβραάμ
“father of many nations”
Αβραάμ (Avraám) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Greek.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Abraham.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Αβραάμ goes back to Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ, meaning “father of many nations.”
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Where it comes from
Αβραάμ comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ, from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm).
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Αβραάμ’s family of names
In Greek usage, Αβραάμ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Abraham. In Greek usage, Αβραάμ has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form IBRAIM. In Greek usage, Αβραάμ has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Abrão.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Αβραάμ has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Αβραάμ
- Avraam PapadopoulosGreek association football playerborn 1984
- Avraam BenaroyaJewish socialist (1887–1979)
- Avraam MelnikovRussian architect (1784–1854)
- Avraam NorovRussian politician1795–1869
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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