Given name · Bengali
আব্রাহাম
“father of a multitude”
আব্রাহাম (abraham) is a masculine given name from English, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Bengali.
BengaliWritten in Bengali script. In English: Abraham.
Meaning & origin
What it means
আব্রাহাম goes back to Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('Aḇrāhām), meaning “father of a multitude.”
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Where it comes from
আব্রাহাম comes from English, and ultimately from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From English Abraham, from Latin Abrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ, from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם ('Aḇrāhām, “father of a multitude”).
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আব্রাহাম’s family of names
In Bengali usage, আব্রাহাম was borrowed from the English form Abraham.
The ring: across languages.
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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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