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אברהם

“multitude”

אברהם (Avrahám) is a masculine given name. It is used in Hebrew and Aramaic.

Aramaic and Hebrew and YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Avi.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

אברהם goes back to a word meaning “multitude.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

אברהם’s family of names

In English usage, אברהם has a diminutive in Avi. In Hebrew usage, אברהם has a later derivative in Avram. In Yiddish usage, אברהם has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Abraham.

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Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

אברהם has relatives in 6 languages.

8 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Avrahámin another script · Hebrew

Across languages 8

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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