Bram: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Bram | Boys
Origin of the name Bram:
Irish short form of Abraham (father of many, father of a multitude). The name is borne in the Bible by the first patriarch and ancestor of the Hebrews and the Arabs. In Ireland, the name was borne by writer Abraham (Bram) Stoker, the author of Dracula.
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Many sources claim Bram means "raven" in Gaelic.
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We named our now 2-year-old son Abraham, but he goes strictly by Bram. I like this short form, but it's nice to have the classic full name in reserve.
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Bram Stoker, writer famous for penning "Dracula"
Bram Cohen, creator and CEO of file sharing software BitTorrent
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- #16 in Netherlands
