Abram is a male

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origin,Nikonov, p. 96 meaning ''exalted father'' in much later languages.

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translation of the Bible, footnote to Petrovsky, p. 35 In the

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, it was originally the name of the first of the three Biblical patriarchs, who later became known as

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Russian name

The

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borrowed the name from

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Christianity, but its popularity, along with other Biblical first names, declined by the mid-19th century. The forms used by the Russian Orthodox church were "" (''Avraam''),Superanskaya p. 20 "" (''Avraamy''), and "" (''Avramy''),Superanskaya p. 30 but "" (''Abram'') remained a popular colloquial variant. Other colloquial forms included "" (''Abramy''), "" (''Avram''), and "" (''Obram''). Until the end of the 19th century, the official

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al Menologium also included the form "" (''Abrakham'').Superanskaya pp. 23 and 30 The patronymics derived from "Abram" are "" (''Abramovich''; masculine) and its colloquial form "" (''Abramych''), and "" (''Abramovna''; feminine). The patronymics derived from "Abramy" are "" (''Abramiyevich''; masculine) and "" (''Abramiyevna''; feminine). The patronymics derived from "Avraam" are "" (''Avraamovich''; masculine) and "" (''Avraamovna''; feminine). The patronymics derived from "Avraamy" are "" (''Avraamiyevich''; masculine) and "" (''Avraamiyevna''; feminine). The patronymics derived from "Avram" are "" (''Avramovich''; masculine) and "" (''Avramovna''; feminine). The patronymics derived from "Avraamy" are "" (''Avraamiyevich''; masculine) and "" (''Avraamiyevna''; feminine). The

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s of "Avraam" and "Avraamy" include "" (''Avraamka''), "" (''Avramka''), "" (''Avraakha''), "" (''Avrakha''), "" (''Avraasha''), and "" (''Avrasha''). The diminutives of "Abram" include "" (''Abramka''), "" (''Abrakha''), and "" (''Abrasha''). The

s of "Avram" include "" (''Avramka''), "" (''Avrakha''), "" (''Avrasha''), and "" (''Ava'').

People with the given name Abram

* Abram Piatt Andrew (Jr.) (1873–1936), United States Representative from Massachusetts * Abram Samoilovich Besicovitch (Bezikovich) (1891–1970), Russian mathematician *

Abram Blass Moshe Aba Blass (born 1896, Łomża, Poland - 1971, Tel-Aviv, Israel) was a Polish-Israeli chess master. Born in Łomża (then Russian Empire), he moved to the US, staying from 1911 to 1924. After returning to Poland, he lived in Warsaw. In 1924/2 ...

(born 1895), Polish-Israeli chess master *

Abram Bergson Abram Bergson (born Abram Burk, April 21, 1914 in Baltimore, Maryland – April 23, 2003 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) was an American economist, academician, and professor in the Harvard Economics Department since 1956. Early life and educatio ...

(1914–2003), American economist *

Abram Chasins Abram Chasins (August 17, 1903 – June 21, 1987) was an American composer, pianist, piano teacher, lecturer, musicologist, music broadcaster, radio executive and author. Born in Manhattan, New York, he attended the Ethical Culture schoo ...

(1903–1987), American composer, pianist, piano teacher, lecturer, musicologist, music broadcaster, radio executive and author *

Abram Comingo Abram Comingo (January 9, 1820 – November 10, 1889) was a Democratic Representative representing Missouri from March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1875. He was a slaveholder. Comingo was born near Harrodsburg, Kentucky in Mercer County, Kentucky. ...

(1820–1889), Democratic Representative * Abram Duryée (1815–1890), Union Army general *

Abram Elam Abram Elam (born October 15, 1981) is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and ...

(born 1981), American football safety *

Abram Fulkerson Abram Fulkerson (May 13, 1834 – December 17, 1902) was a Confederate officer during the American Civil War, and a Virginia lawyer and politician who helped form the short-lived Virginia Readjuster Party. He served in both houses of the Vir ...

(1834–1902), Confederate officer *

Abram Petrovich Gannibal Abram Petrovich Gannibal, also Hannibal or Ganibal, or Abram Hannibal or Abram Petrov ( ru , Абра́м Петро́вич Ганниба́л; c. 1696 – 14 May 1781), was a Russian military engineer, general-in-chief, and nobleman of Africa ...

(1696–1781), Afro-Russian nobleman, military engineer and general of Ethiopian origin *

Abram Grushko Abram Borisovich Grushko (russian: Абра́м Бори́сович Грушко́; 6 June 1918 – 15 March 1980) was a Soviet painter and art teacher that lived and worked in Leningrad, was a member of the Leningrad branch of Union of Artist ...

(1918–1980), Russian painter and art teacher *

Abram Lincoln Harris Abram Lincoln Harris, Jr. (January 17, 1899 – November 6, 1963) was an American economist, academic, anthropologist and a social critic of the condition of blacks in the United States. Considered by many as the first African American to achiev ...

(1899–1963), African American economist, academic, and anthropologist *

Abram Harrison Abram William Harrison (July 15, 1898 in Holmfield, Manitoba – November 14, 1979) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1943 to 1966, initially as a Conservative and later as a Pro ...

(1898–1979), politician *

Abram Stevens Hewitt Abram Stevens Hewitt (July 31, 1822January 18, 1903) was an American politician, educator, ironmaking industrialist, and lawyer who was mayor of New York City for two years from 1887–1888. He also twice served as a U.S. Congressman from an ...

(1822–1903), teacher, lawyer, iron manufacturer, and chairman * Abram Hoffer (1917–2009), Canadian psychiatrist *

Abram Jakira Abraham "Abram" Jakira (1889? – 1931) was an American socialist political activist, newspaper editor, and Communist Party functionary. He is best remembered as one of the early Communist Party's factional leaders of the 1920s. Biography Early yea ...

(1889–1931), American socialist political activist, newspaper editor, and Communist Party functionary *

Abram Fedorovich Ioffe Abram Fedorovich Ioffe ( rus, Абра́м Фёдорович Ио́ффе, p=ɐˈbram ˈfʲɵdərəvʲɪtɕ ɪˈofɛ; – 14 October 1960) was a prominent Russian/Soviet physicist. He received the Stalin Prize (1942), the Lenin Prize (1960) (po ...

(1860–1960), prominent Russian/Soviet physicist *

Abram Lyle Abram Lyle (14 December 1820 – 30 April 1891) is noted for founding the sugar refiners '' Abram Lyle & Sons'' which merged with the company of his rival Henry Tate to become Tate & Lyle in 1921. Early life He was born on 14 December 1820 i ...

(1820-1891), Scottish businessman *

Abram F. Myers Abram F. Myers (1889 – after July 1960) was the chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from December 1, 1928 to January 15, 1929,

(born 1889), chair of the

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and later general counsel and board chairman of the

Allied States Association of Motion Picture Exhibitors The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) is an American trade organization whose members are the owners of movie theaters. Most of the worldwide major theater chains' operators are members, as are hundreds of independent theater opera ...

Abram Rabinovich Abram Isaakovich Rabinovich (5 January 1878 – 7 November 1943) was a Lithuanian–Russian chess player. He was champion of Moscow in 1926. Biography Rabinovich was born in Vilna, Lithuania (then the Russian Empire) into a Litvak family. Hi ...

(1878–1943), Lithuanian–Russian chess master * (Abram) Harding "Hardy" Richardson (1855–1931), second baseman and outfielder * Abram Joseph Ryan (1839–1886), American poet, proponent of the Confederate States of America, and Roman Catholic priest * Abram Saperstein, changed his name to Albert Sabin (1906–1993), Polish-American medical researcher who developed an oral polio vaccine; President of the Weizmann Institute of Science * Abram Smith (disambiguation), multiple people *

Abram Trigg Abram Trigg (1750 – unknown) was an American farmer and politician from Bedford County, Virginia. He fought with the Virginia militia in the Revolutionary War and represented Virginia in the U.S. Congress from 1797 until 1809. He was a slaveh ...

(born 1750), American farmer and politician

Variant forms

(Avraham, Avrohom, also Avrohum, Avrohim, Avruhom, Avrihom, Avruhum, Ibrahim), list of people * Avram (

Avrom Avrom is a variant form of the masculine given name Abram. People with the given name Avrom *Avrom Ber Gotlober (1811–1899), Jewish writer, poet, playwright, historian, journalist and educator *Avrom Isaacs, CM (1926–2016), Canadian art dealer ...

, Avrum) *

Abrams Abrams may refer to: * Abrams (surname), a list of notable people with the surname * '' Abrams v. United States'', 250 U.S. 616 (1919), U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding free speech during times of war * M1 Abrams, main battle tank * Abrams, W ...

* Abramson, Abramsson * Abramov, and Abramowicz (Abramovich, Abramowitz), etc. (Slavic, Russianised form) * Abramczyk (surname) *Abraomas, Abromaitis (surname), Abrameit, Abromeit (Baltic forms) * Bram, Brams, Brahm, Brahms, etc. **(not to be confused with the Hindu word

Brahman In Hinduism, ''Brahman'' ( sa, ब्रह्मन्) connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality in the universe.P. T. Raju (2006), ''Idealistic Thought of India'', Routledge, , page 426 and Conclusion chapter part X ...

) * Abiram, another Hebrew-origin given name

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People with the given name Abram

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