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Given name · Persian · Punjabi · Urdu

رام

رام (râm) is a masculine given name, probably from Sanskrit, ultimately from Urdu. It is used in Urdu, Persian, and Punjabi.

Persian and Punjabi and UrduWritten in Arabic script, read right to left.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

رام probably comes from Sanskrit, and ultimately from Urdu.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Probably from Sanskrit राम, from Hindi राम, from Urdu رام (rām).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

رام’s family of names

In Persian usage, رام shares a linguistic root with the Old Armenian form Արամ. In Persian usage, رام was borrowed from the Hindi form राम. In Persian usage, رام shares an earlier linguistic root with رامین.

Walk رام’s family in the name graph

رامरामরামرامینԱրամ

The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

رام has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Sanskrit roots to each of them.

Classical ArmenianSanskrit

Sanskritwhere رام comes from · 1 name

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

Across languages 4

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

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Sibling ideas

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