ben Abraham, ben Avraham Ben-Abraham, etc. ( he, בן אברהם) is a Hebrew

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

, which may also be a surname. It literally means "son of Abraham". It may be either of historical usage or the result of

Hebraization of surnames The Hebraization of surnames (also Hebraicization) ( he, עברות, ''Ivrut'', "Hebraization") is the act of adopting a Hebrew surname in exchange for a diaspora name. For many diaspora Jews who migrated to Israel, taking a Hebrew surname was ...

, such as Abramovich, Abramovitz, etc. of immigrants to

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. Notable people with the name include: *

Abraham ben Abraham Abraham ben Abraham ( he, אברהם בן אברהם, lit. "Avraham the son of Avraham") (c. 1700 – 23 May 1749), also known as Count Valentine (Valentin, Walentyn) Potocki (Pototzki or Pototski), was a purported Polish nobleman (''szlachta'' ...

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 ...

* Bezalel ben Abraham Ashkenazi * David ben Abraham ha-Laban * David Raphael ben Abraham Polido * Elisha ben Avraham * Ezra ben Abraham *

Hayyim ben Abraham Uziel Hayyim ben Abraham Uziel (Hebrew: חיים בן אברהם עזיאל) was a Sephardic Jew scholar and author who flourished in the latter half of the 16th century in the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The de ...

* Isaac ben Abraham, multiple persons * Jacob ben Abraham Kahana * Jacob ben Abraham Zaddiq *

Jacob ben Abraham Faitusi Jacob ben Abraham Faitusi (died July 1812 in Algiers) was a Tunisian Jewish scholar. He settled in the later part of his life at Jerusalem, whence he was sent as a collector of alms to Italy and Algeria. Faitusi was the author of ''Berit Ya'aqob'' ...

Jonah ben Abraham Gerondi Rabbi Jonah ben Abraham Gerondi ( he, יוֹנָה בֶּן־אַבְרָהָם גִירוֹנְדִי ''Yōnāh bēn-ʾAvrāhām Gīrōndī'', "Jonah son of Abraham the Gironan"; died 1264), also known as Jonah of Girona and Rabbeinu Yonah (), wa ...

* Joseph ben Abraham *

Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla (1248 – after 1305) ( he, יוסף בן אברהם ג'יקטיליה, es, Chiquitilla, "the very little one") was a Spanish kabbalist, student of Abraham Abulafia. Biography Born at Medinaceli, Old Castile, ...

* Mazhir ben Abraham * Meir ben Abraham Angel *

Moses ben Avraham Avinu Moses ben Avraham Avinu (died ca. 1733/34) was a Czech-Austrian printer and author who was a Christian convert to Judaism. His father, Jacob, was also a convert. Moses was born at Nikolsburg (now Mikulov). He became a native of Prague, and was c ...

* Moshe ben Avraham of Przemyśl *

Nathan ben Abraham I Nathan ben Abraham, known also by the epithet ''President of the Academy'' () in the Land of Israel (died ca. 1045 – 1051), was an 11th-century rabbi and exegete of the Mishnah who lived in Ramla, in the Jund Filastin district of the Fatimid C ...

* Nissan Ben-Avraham * Obadiah ben Abraham of Bertinoro *

Saadia ben Abraham Longo Saadia ben Abraham Longo () was a Turkish Hebrew poet, who lived in Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargra ...

Samson ben Abraham of Sens Samson ben Abraham of Sens (שמשון בן אברהם משאנץ; c. 1150 – c. 1230),was one of the leading French Tosafists in the second half of the 12th and the beginning of the 13th centuries. He was the most outstanding student and the s ...

* Samuel ben Abraham Aboab * Sar Shalom ben Abraham * Shabtai Zisel ben Avraham *

Shem Tov ben Abraham ibn Gaon Shem Tov ben Abraham ibn Gaon (1283 – c. 1330) (Hebrew: שם טוב בן אברהם אבן גאון) was a Spanish Talmudist and kabbalist. Biography Shem Tov was born at Soria, Spain. From his genealogy given in the preface to his ''Keter Sh ...

* Shlomo ben Avraham ibn Aderet * Simchah ben Abraham Calimani *

Solomon ben Abraham of Montpellier Solomon ben Abraham ben Samuel, also known as Solomon of Montpellier and Shlomo Min Hahar, was a Provençal rabbi and Talmudist of the first half of the 13th century. He was rabbi at Montpellier, and leader of the movement against Maimonides. Meir ...

* Yaakov ben Avraham Costaro * Yahoshafat Ben Avraham * Yehuda ben Avraham Zarco *

Zedekiah ben Abraham Anaw Zedekiah ben Abraham Anaw (13th century; also known by the surname HaRofeh) was an author of halakhic works and younger brother of Benjamin ben Abraham Anaw. He lived at Rome and received his Talmudic training not only in Rome but also in Germany w ...

Zvi Ben-Avraham Zvi Ben-Avraham (born 16 November 1941) is an Israeli earth scientist, specializing in geophysics of the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea Transform. He is currently a professor of Geophysics at Tel Aviv University. Ben-Avraham was awarded the I ...

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