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राम
राम (rām) is a masculine given name from Old Marathi, ultimately from Sanskrit. It is used in Hindi, Marathi, and Sanskrit.
Hindi and Marathi and SanskritWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Rāma.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
राम comes from Old Marathi, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘦, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀫, from Sanskrit राम.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
राम’s family of names
In Marathi usage, राम shares a linguistic root with the Urdu form رام. In Hindi usage, राम has a conventional equivalent in the English form Rāma.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
राम has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Sanskrit roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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