Given name · also Egyptian
ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ
“exalted father”
ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ (abraham) is a masculine given name from Coptic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Old Nubian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ goes back to Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm), meaning “exalted father.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ comes from Coptic, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Coptic ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ, from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm, “exalted father”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ’s family of names
In Old Nubian usage, ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Abraham. In Old Nubian usage, ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ can be written in the Roman alphabet as Abraham. In Old Nubian usage, ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ has a related form in ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
ⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Egyptian roots to each of them.
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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.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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