Abram Name Meaning & Origin
Abram
Origin of the name Abram:
The father is exalted. Abram was the original name of Abraham.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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- Nicknames for Abram
Abe, Avi, Bram
- Meanings and history of the name Abram
Means "high father" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament God changed Abram's name to Abraham (see Genesis 17:5).
Russian and Georgian form of ABRAHAM
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- Famous real-life people named Abram
Humorist and director Abram Borowitz, known as Abe Burrows, who won a Pulitzer Prize for writing the stage play How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
Abram Hewitt, mayor of New York, considered the father of the New York City subway system.
Prominent African-American economist Abram Lincoln Harris.
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