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Abraham (surname)
Abraham is a surname. It can be of Jewish, English people, English, French people, French, German language, German, Dutch language, Dutch, Irish language, Irish, Welsh language, Welsh, Cornish language, Cornish, Breton language, Breton, Lebanese Arabic, Lebanese, Syrian and other origins. It is derived from the Hebrew personal name ''Avraham'', borne by the biblical patriarch Abraham, revered by Jews as a founding father of the Jewish people (Gen. 11-25), and by Muslims as founder of all Semitic peoples (see Abraham). The name is explained in Genesis 17:5 as being derived from the Hebrew ''av hamon goyim'' "father of a multitude of nations". It was commonly used as a given name among Christians in the Middle Ages, and has always been a popular Jewish given name. The English name ''Abram'' is often a short form of Abraham, but it can also be a shortened version of ''Adburgham'', which comes from a place name. As an Irish name, it was adopted as an approximation (in sound, not meaning) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewish
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The people of the Kingdom of Israel and the ethnic and religious group known as the Jewish people that descended from them have been subjected to a number of forced migrations in their history" and Hebrews of historical History of ancient Israel and Judah, Israel and Judah. Jewish ethnicity, nationhood, and religion are strongly interrelated, "Historically, the religious and ethnic dimensions of Jewish identity have been closely interwoven. In fact, so closely bound are they, that the traditional Jewish lexicon hardly distinguishes between the two concepts. Jewish religious practice, by definition, was observed exclusively by the Jewish people, and notions of Jewish peoplehood, nation, and community were suffused with faith in the Jewish God, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim (name)
Ibrahim (also spelled Ibraheem) ( ar, إبراهيم, ) is the Arabic name of the prophet and patriarch Abraham and one of Allah's messengers in the Quran. It is a common first name and surname among Muslims and Arab Christians, a cognate of the name Abraham or Avram in Judaism and Christianity in the Middle East. In the Levant and Maghreb, Brahim and Barhoum are common diminutives for the first name Ibrahim. Given name *Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (died 632), was the third son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. *Ibrahim (died 750), the Umayyad caliph and a son of Caliph al-Walid I *Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi (779–839) was an Abbasid prince, singer, composer and poet. He was the son of the third Abbasid caliph Al-Mahdi. *Ibrahim ibn Salih (died 792) Abbasid governor of various provinces in Syria and Egypt in the late eighth century. * Ibrahim ibn Jaʿfar or Al-Muttaqi (died 968), Caliph of Baghdad during Later Abbasid period *Ibrahim ibn Jaʿfar al-Muqtadir, was the Abbasid prince and so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Abraham
Carolyn Abraham is a British-born Canadian freelance journalist and author. Biography She was born in 1968 in London, England, and moved to Canada in 1972 with her parents and three older siblings. She grew up in St. Catharines, Ontario. Monique Polak"Search for roots combines DNA, personal experience" . ''The Gazette'', March 29, 2013. and Mississauga, Ontario. Abraham graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Carleton University in 1991, and worked for the ''Ottawa Citizen'' from 1991 to 1997. She later worked for ''The Globe and Mail'' as the senior medical reporter from February 1998 to January 2012. She won a National Newspaper Award in 2008 for her work on diagnosing bipolar disorder in children. Her first book, ''Possessing Genius: The Bizarre Odyssey of Einstein's Brain'' was released in seven countries. It followed the travels of post-autopsy Albert Einstein's brain. It was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Abraham
Caroline Harriet Abraham (née Palmer; 1809 – 17 June 1877) was an artist significant in the history of New Zealand, creating a useful record of that country in the nineteenth century. She was the influential wife of a bishop and the mother of another. She put together a book, with others, supporting Māori rights. Life Caroline Harriet Palmer was bornObituary ''The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle'', Volume 97, Part 1 and baptised in 1809 in , Leicestershire, England. She was the daughter of Harriet Pepperell and Sir Charles Thomas H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Abraham
Brian Patrick Abraham (born December 20, 1984) is an American professional baseball front-office executive and former coach. He was appointed assistant director of player development by the Boston Red Sox in November 2014. He was then promoted to Director, Minor League Operations in November 2018 and promoted to Director, Player Development in December 2020 - the position he currently holds. In the summer of 2024, Abraham was kinged champion of the Framingham little league coaches Home Run derby. Early life, education, & personal Born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, Abraham attended St. John's High School in Shrewsbury and the College of the Holy Cross, where he served as the catcher for the Holy Cross Crusaders during his first three years in college. He considered going to law school when he finished up at Holy Cross, as his father, Stephen Abraham, is a lawyer. When he was a junior, Abraham had a commercial real estate internship and lived in the nearby town of Lexi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Abraham
Brad Abraham is a Canadian-born screenwriter, author, journalist, producer, and comic book creator. His past film and television work include ''Stonehenge Apocalypse'', ''Robocop: Prime Directives'', ''I Love Mummy'', ''Fresh Meat (film), Fresh Meat,'' and the National Film Board of Canada-produced Hoverboy. He was also an uncredited writer on the remake of the 1970s slasher classic ''Black Christmas (1974 film), Black Christmas''. He is also the creator and writer of ''Space Goat Productions'' acclaimed comic book series ''Mixtape'', and author of the novel ''Magicians Impossible'' (2017). Filmography References External links''BradAbraham.com''*''Rue Morgue Magazine'' Canadian male screenwriters 21st-century Canadian screenwriters Canadian television writers Canadian emigrants to the United States Living people Canadian male television writers Writers from Ottawa Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-screenwriter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Abraham (musician)
Ben Abraham (born 12 May 1985) is an Australian folk singer and songwriter from Melbourne. Ben has collaborated with artists including Kesha, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Demi Lovato and Sara Bareilles. He co-wrote "Praying" by Kesha. Career Abraham's parents were both musicians who played together in the Indonesian pop group Pahama. Abraham initially sought to become a screenwriter, and concurrently began songwriting while working in a hospital. In 2014, he released his debut album, ''Sirens'' in Australia, which he described as "basically a roadmap of my awkward naïve insecure 20s". In March 2016, the album was reissued by Secretly Canadian. The album includes the track "This Is On Me", which features American vocalist Sara Bareilles, as well as appearances by fellow Australian Gotye. In 2016 and 2017, Abraham also co-wrote with artists Wafia, Ta-ku and Wrabel on their respective singles "Heartburn", "Meet in the Middle", and "Bloodstain." Abraham's voice has been compared to G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Abraham
Ben Abraham (born Henryk Nekrycz; December 11, 1924 – October 9, 2015) was a Polish-born writer and historian who became a naturalized Brazilian citizen. He was the son of Abraham Nekrycz and Ida Nekrycz. Abraham was born in Łódź, Poland. Abraham survived the ghetto in the city and the concentration camps during the years of German occupation of his country. Abraham's parents were murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp. After Auschwitz he spent time in three other concentration camps: Braunschweig, , and Ravensbrück. On the night of May 1, 1945, he was released, weighing and suffering from tuberculosis in both lungs, scurvy and dysentery. Among Abraham's 200 relatives he and his cousin were the only ones who survived. Ben Abraham spent the next two years being transferred between several American hospitals in Germany, eventually achieving a full recovery. According to him "It was a miracle; that time tuberculosis cure did not even exist". In 1947, after his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avi Ben-Abraham
Avi Ben-Abraham is an Israeli-American scientist, member of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. Politics In 1999, Ben-Abraham was endorsed by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and won the primaries for a top seat on the governing Likud party list of candidates for the Knesset. He was elected member of the Likud's party central committee, and was appointed as a senior adviser to Israel's Minister of Justice. Ben-Abraham served as commissioner, Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation of the State Bar of California. In that capacity he interviewed and evaluated hundreds of judges and several justices of the California Supreme Court. Appointed by the Governor and by the State Bar of California, Ben-Abraham received his security clearance from the California Department of Justice and the FBI. He was sworn in by Chief Justice Malcolm Lucas. AlHew Human Cloning In 2001 Ben-Abraham, along with Panayiotis Zavos, a reproductive physiologist, and Seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Abraham
Avetik Abrahamyan ( hy, Ավետիք Աբրահամյան; born 20 February 1980), best known as Arthur Abraham, is an Armenian-German former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2018. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the IBF middleweight title from 2005 to 2009, and the WBO super-middleweight title twice between 2012 and 2016. Early life Avetik Abrahamyan was born in Yerevan, Soviet Armenia on 20 February 1980 to parents Grigor and Sylvia Abrahamyan. He moved to Germany with his parents and brothers in 1995 at the age of 15. As a teenager, Abraham showed an interest in cycling and eventually became the North Bavarian and Franconian Youth Champion. However, after watching an exciting Mike Tyson fight, Arthur was inspired to become a boxing star too. In 1999, Arthur and his brothers returned to Armenia for military service. After 2002, all the brothers had finished their military service and returned to Germany in 2003. Amateur car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Abraham
Ann Abraham (born 25 August 1952) is a public servant who was the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Commissioner for England (Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman) between 2002 and 2011. Ann Abraham was born in 1952 and attended Kingsfield Grammar School in Bristol. She studied at Bedford College, London, graduating in German and philosophy in 1974. She was a housing manager between 1979 and 1980, first for Tower Hamlets Council and then for Islington Council. She then joined the Housing Corporation in 1981, serving until 1990 as a regional director and then operations director. She became the Chief executive of the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux in 1991, serving until 1997, when she became the Legal Services Ombudsman. Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman In 2002, Ann Abraham succeeded Sir Michael Buckley as Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. Her tenure as Ombudsman saw a major effort to focus the ef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Abraham
Andrew Abraham (born 17 July 1964) is a British singer. He was the runner-up in the second UK series of TV talent show ''The X Factor'' in 2005 to Shayne Ward, and also represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. Before applying for ''The X Factor'', Abraham was a refuse collector. Prior to this, he worked as a bus driver for Arriva London North based at Palmers Green bus garage. Abraham has two children by his wife Denise, a daughter called Tara and a son called Jacob. He is of Grenadian descent. Career 2005: ''The X Factor'' Abraham was narrowly beaten to the top spot on ''The X Factor'' by Shayne Ward by 1.2% of the national public vote. Abraham was mentored throughout the competition by Sharon Osbourne although fellow judges Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh also praised the singer highly throughout the competition. Other performers who came to prominence in the same series of ''The X Factor'' were finalists Journey South and quarter-finalist Chico S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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