Given name & surname
Avraam
“father of many nations”
Avraam is a masculine given name from Greek. It is used in English and Romanian.
Original GreekΑβράαμ
Meaning & origin
What it means
Avraam is a romanization of Αβραάμ. Αβραάμ goes back to Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ, meaning “father of many nations.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Romanian usage, Avraam developed from Ἀβραάμ.
Avraam’s family of names
In English usage, Avraam shares an earlier linguistic root with Abraham. In Romanian usage, Avraam has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form IBRAIM. In Romanian usage, Avraam has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Abrão.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Avraam has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Avraam comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Avraam
- Avraam PapadopoulosGreek association football playerborn 1984
- Avraam BenaroyaJewish socialist (1887–1979)
- Avraam MelnikovRussian architect (1784–1854)
- Avraam NorovRussian politician1795–1869
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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