Abraham is a given name of Hebrew background, originating with the Biblical patriarch (Hebrew : אַבְרָהָם Modern :Avraham Tiberian :ʾAḇrāhām Ashkenazi Avrohom or Avruhom ); the father of the Abrahamic religions : Judaism , Christianity and Islam .[ 2]
As recounted in the Torah , his name was originally Avram which means "High Father" – "ab" (אב) "father", "ram" (רם) "high" – with the "ha" (ה) added in mark of his covenant with God.
In the Russian language , the name is used in the following forms: Авраам Avraam ),[ 3] [ 4] Авраамий Avraamy ),[ 4] Аврамий Avramy ),[ 5] Абрам Abram [ 3] [ 6] Абрамий Abramy ),[ 6] Аврам Avram [ 5] Обра́м Obram ),[ 5] Абрахам Abrakham ).[ 5]
Given name
Abraham of Kashkar , Mar Abraham I , bishop of the Church of the East (148–171 AD)Abraham (Egyptian saint) , martyred in Egypt with John of Samanoud and James of ManugSaint Abraham (Ethiopian) , a saint of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchAbraham (Persian saint) , 4th century Christian saint, martyred with Sapor of Bet-NicatorAbraham of Arbela (died c. 348), Syrian bishop, martyr, and saintAbraham of Arazd , 5th century Armenian Christian priest, hermit, and saint 5th century Armenian Christian priest, hermit, and saintAbraham of Bet-Parsaje , 4th century Persian Christian saint, martyred with Mana of Bet-ParsajeAbraham of Clermont (died c.485), Syrian-French abbot, founder of the abbey of St. Cirgues in ClermontAbraham of Cyrrhus (died 442), Syrian-born, Anatolian Roman Catholic saintAbraham of Egypt , a monk and saint of the Coptic ChurchAbraham of Farshut or Abraham (Copt) (lived 5th or 6th century), a saint of the Coptic ChurchAbraham of the High Mountain (died 446), 5th century Christian saintAbraham of Kiev , a monk and Ukrainian Roman Catholic saintAbraham of Kratia (c.474–c.558), a Christian monk and saintMar Abraham , a saint of the Syriac Orthodox ChurchAbraham of Nethpra , a 6th century saint of the Assyrian Church of the EastAbraham of Scetes , a monk and saint of the Coptic ChurchAbraham the Great of Kaskhar , (492–586), saint and monastic reformer of the Assyrian Church of the EastAbraham the Great of Kidunja (died c.366), a Christian hermit, priest and saintAbraham the Writer , a saint of the Syrian Orthodox ChurchAbraha , a variant form, King of Saba'
9th to 13th centuries
Pope Abraham of Alexandria (died 978), Syrian Coptic PopeAbraham II (Nestorian patriarch) , Patriarch of the Church of the East from 837 to 850Abraham III (Nestorian patriarch) , Abraham III Abraza, Patriarch of the Church of the East from 906 to 937Abraham of Bulgaria (died 1229), a Russian convert from Islam to Eastern Orthodoxy, martyr, Christian saintAbraham of Miroshsk (died 1158), abbot of the Holy Redeemer monastery in PskowAbraham of Strathearn (died 1220s), Catholic bishop of DunblaneAbraham of Smolensk (died 1221), Russian Eastern Orthodox monk and saintAbraham bar Hiyya (1070–1145), Jewish mathematician, astronomer and philosopherAbraham ben David (~1125–1198), Provençal rabbi, author and criticAbraham ibn Daud (~1110–~1180), Spanish-Jewish astronomer, historian, and philosopherAbraham ibn Ezra (1089–1164), Spanish-Jewish philosopher, astronomer/astrologer, mathematician, poet, and linguistics scholar
14th to 17th centuries
Abraham of Angamaly (died c. 1597) (Mar Abraham), Church of the East bishopAbraham Angermannus (died 1607), Swedish Lutheran archbishopAbraham a Sancta Clara (1644–1709), Austrian Augustinian friarAbraham von Franckenberg (1593–1652), German mystic, author, poet and hymn-writerAbraham of Galich (died 1375), saint and founder of four Russian monasteriesAbram Petrovich Gannibal (1696–1781), African slaveAbraham and Coprius of Griasowetzk (for Abraham of Griasowetzk), 15th century abbot and saintAbraham the Laborious , a 14th century monk and saint of UkraineAbraham Paleostrowski (died c. 1460), an abbot and saint of the Russian Orthodox ChurchIgnatius Abraham bar Gharib (r. 1381/1382–1412Abraham Bibago (c. 1420-1489), Sephardic Jewish rabbi, preacher, scholar, philosopher, theologian, and author
18th to 19th centuries
Abraham II of Armenia or Abraham Khoshabetzi, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1730 and 1734Abraham III of Armenia or Abraham of Crete or Abraham Kretatsi (d. 1737), Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1734 and 1737Abraham Abraham (1843–1911), American department store magnateAbraham Abramson (c.1753–1811), Prussian coinerAbraham Baily (1760–1825), American politician from PennsylvaniaAbraham Borch (1786-1847), Norwegian priest and politicianAbraham H. Cannon (1859–1896), American Latter-day Saint apostleAbraham Cole (died 1890), American politicianAbraham Greenberg (1881–1941), American lawyer and politicianAbraham Hatfield (1867–1957), American businessman, philanthropist, and philatelistAbraham Hochmuth (1816–1889), Hungarian rabbiAvraham Kalmanowitz (1891–1964), European Rav, founder and rosh yeshiva of Mir yeshiva in BrooklynAbraham Khalfon (1741–1819), Tripoli Jewish community leader, historian, and paytan Abraham Lansing (1835–1899), American lawyer and politician in New YorkAbraham Lincoln (1809–1865), U.S. PresidentAbraham Robertson (1751–1826), English mathematicianAbraham Barak Salem (1882–1967), Indian Jewish lawyer, independence activist, and ZionistAbraham "Bram" Stoker (1847–1912), Irish novelist best known for his novel Dracula Abraham Van Vorhes (1793–1879), American politicianAbraham O. Woodruff (1872–1904), American Latter-day Saint apostleAvrohom Yaakov Friedman (first Sadigura rebbe) (1820–1883)Avrohom Yaakov Friedman (third Sadigura rebbe) (1884–1961)
20th century to present
Abraham Almonte (born 1989), Dominican baseball playerAbraham Bankier (1910–1956), Polish Jewish businessman who helped with Oskar Schindler's wartime rescue activitiesAvraham Even-Shoshan (1906–1984), Israeli Hebrew linguist and lexicographerAbraham Beame (1906–2001), first Jewish mayor of New York CityAbraham Beauplan (born 2000), American football playerAbraham Beem (1934–1944), Dutch Jewish child gassed to death in Auschwitz concentration campAbraham Benrubi (born 1969), American actorAbraham Blum (1905–1943), Polish-Jewish activistAbram Cohen (1924–2016), American Olympic fencerAbraham Cykiert (1926–2009), Australian Holocaust survivor and Melburnian playwright and Zionist activist of the 1970sAbraham González Casanova (born 1985), Catalan (Spanish) association football playerAbraham Goodman, known as Abby Mann (1927–2008), American film writer and producer
Abraham Gutt (born 1944), Israeli basketball playerAbraham Joshua Heschel (1907–1972), Polish-American rabbi, philosopher and Jewish theologianAbraham Hoffman (1938–2015), Israeli basketball playerAbraham Katz (1926–2013), American diplomat, United States Ambassador to the OECDAbraham Kurland (1912–1999), Danish Olympic medalist in wrestlingAbraham Lucas (born 1998), American football playerAbraham Lunggana (1959–2021), Indonesian politicianAbraham Maslow (1908–1970), American psychologistAbraham Mateo , Spanish actor and pop singerAbraham Nava (born 1964), Mexican association football playerAbraham Olano (born 1970), Spanish former professional cyclistAbraham Polonsky (1910–1999), American film director, screenwriter and Communist Party memberAbraham Razack (born 1945), a legislative councillor in Hong KongAbraham Robinson (1918–1974), Jewish mathematician, the founder of non-standard analysisAbraham Roqueñi (born 1978), Spanish kickboxerAbraham Samad (born 1966), Indonesian lawyerAbraham Shakespeare (1966–2009), lottery winner and apparent murder victimAvraham Shlonsky (1900–1973), Israeli poet and editorAbraham Shneior (1928–1998), Israeli Olympic basketball playerAbraham Tokazier (1909–1976), Finnish sprinterAbraham Toro (born 1996), Canadian baseball playerAbraham Torres (born 1968), Venezuelan boxerAbraham Wickelgren (born 1969), American lawyerAvrohom Yaakov Friedman (fifth Sadigura rebbe) (1928–2013)Abraham Zangen , Israeli scientist
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