Given name

Hamham

“father of a multitude (of nations)”·“father of a multitude; father of nations”

Hamham is a diminutive of Abraham. Interpretations include “father of a multitude (of nations)” and “father of a multitude; father of nations” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hamham is a diminutive of Abraham. Interpretations include “father of a multitude (of nations)” and “father of a multitude; father of nations” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Hamham is a diminutive of Abraham. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In Cebuano usage, Hamham is a diminutive of Abraham.

The story

Hamham is a diminutive of Abraham. The history of Abraham gives this family its wider story. Abraham appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.

Explained through its name family

Hamham’s family of names

In Cebuano usage, Hamham is a diminutive of Abraham. In Cebuano usage, Hamham has a related form in Ham-ham.

Walk Hamham’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Hamham, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Biblical

Abrāā́m

“father of many nations”

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Biblical

Âdam

“man, person”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Hanuš

“champion” · “God is gracious”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Hariph

“autumn”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Ábrahám

Ábrahám is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Hungarian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Adoram

“two fold majesty”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Balaam

“swallowing up the people” · “destroyer of people”

No U.S. birth series

78% boys · 22% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Hamham’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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