Name
ABRAHAM

Name ABRAHAM

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 115,097 births of Abraham in the countries below, which represents an average of 811 births of children bearing the first name Abraham per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 3,529 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Abraham   
In Italiano Nome Abraham   
Available variants : Abrahám , Ábrahám
Variation : Abe


Information about the first name Abraham

We celebrate Abraham on December 20th
The first name Abraham is listed in our categories :The first name Abraham has been assigned to:
99.99% to boys
0.01% to girls
The country where the first name Abraham is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 7 letters including 3 vowels and 4 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Abraham

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Abraham : Barhama, Marhaba

Abraham in Japanese *

Romajieiburahamu
Katakanaエーブラハム
Hiraganaえーぶらはむ
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Abraham in Japanese
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Abraham in sign language

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Abraham in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Abraham

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם‎ ('aḇrāhām, “Abraham”). Glossed as אַב‎ (aḇ, “father of”) + הֲמוֹן‎ (hăˈmōn, “multitude of”) in Genesis 17:4–5; or from Hebrew אַבְרָם‎ ('aḇrām, “Abram”). Doublet of Ibrahim.
Noun src :
  • Abraham (plural Abrahams)
  • (archaic, British slang, chiefly London) A shop selling cheap and low-quality clothes, especially in the East End of London.Synonym: slopshop
Pronunciation src :
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/, /ˈeɪ.bɹə.həm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹəˌhæm/, /ˈeɪ.bɹə.həm/
  • (poetic) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹæm/
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Middle English
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Proper noun (Descendants) src :
  • English: Abraham
  • Scots: Abraham, Aubrahaum, Aubrahawm, Awbrahawm
FR French
Etymology src :
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /a.bʁa.am/
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General
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ES Spanish
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Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /aˈbɾam/ [aˈβ̞ɾãm]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • IPA(key): /abɾaˈam/ [a.β̞ɾaˈãm]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: A‧bra‧ham
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Old English
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːb.rɑˌxɑːm/, [ˈɑːb.rɑˌhɑːm]
Proper noun src :
  • Ābrahām m
  • Abraham
Proper noun (Descendants) src :
  • Middle English: AbrahamEnglish: AbrahamScots: Abraham, Aubrahaum, Aubrahawm, Awbrahawm
Polish
Etymology src :
  • Learned borrowing from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם‎ (aḇrāˈhām).
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /abˈra.xam/
  • Rhymes: -axam
  • Syllabification: Ab‧ra‧ham
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Icelandic
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SE Swedish
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Latin
Etymology src :
  • From Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám).
Pronunciation src :
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.bra.haːm/, [ˈäːbrä(ɦ)äːm]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.bra.am/, [ˈäːbräːm]
Proper noun src :
  • Ābrahām m (variously declined, genitive Ābrahām or Ābrahae); indeclinable, first declension
  • (biblical) Abraham
  • 405, Jerome and others, Vulgate, Genesis 17:5
Proper noun (Declension) src :
  • Indeclinable noun or first-declension noun (nominative/vocative singular in -ām), singular only.
NL Dutch
Etymology src :
  • Ultimately from Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם‎.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.braːˌɦɑm/
  • Hyphenation: Abra‧ham
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DE German
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːbʁaˌha(ː)m/
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːbʁa(ː)m/ (often in fluent speech, not usually in isolation)
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CZ Czech
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Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈabraɦam]
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Scots
Etymology src :
  • From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām.
Alternative forms src :
  • Aubrahaum, Aubrahawm, Awbrahawm
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːbrəhɑm/
Proper noun src :
  • Abraham
  • (biblical) Abraham
Maltese
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Italian Abramo, from Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם‎ (ʾaḇrāhām). The insertion of the mute -h- in the spelling directly after the Hebrew form; compare Għesaw (“Esau”).
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /abˈraːm/
  • Rhymes: -aːm
Proper noun src :
  • Abraham m
  • (chiefly biblical) Abraham (male personal name)
 

Popularity of the name Abraham

Number of ABRAHAM births per year

Popularity of the name Abraham
Popularity of the name Abraham

Total births of Abraham by country

Births with the first name Abraham
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
94,213
11
MXMexico
2017 - 2021
5,695
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
2,689
0
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
2,683
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
1,691
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
1,691
0
ESSpain
2002 - 2021
1,614
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
1,418
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
583
2
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
577
0
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
298
0
NONorway
1945 - 2022
293
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
283
0
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
220
0
NLNetherlands
2015 - 2022
177
0
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
168
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
159
0
SESweden
1998 - 2022
139
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
117
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
88
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
70
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
64
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
61
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
48
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
22
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
20
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
3
0
Popularity of the name Abraham

Total births of Abraham by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Abraham
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2022
1,805
0
MXMexico
2021
1,278
0
CLChili
2021
144
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
84
0
FRFrance
2022
71
0
ONOntario
2019
27
0
QCQuebec
2022
27
0
ARArgentina
2015
21
0
ABAlberta
2022
17
0
DEGermany
2022
17
0
BEBelgium
2022
8
0
ITItaly
2021
8
0
NONorway
2022
6
0
SESweden
2022
6
0
BCBritish Columbia
2022
5
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
4
0
DKDenmark
2022
1
0

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Personalities with the first name Abraham

There are 360 personalities with the first name Abraham

Abraham Lincoln src

United states of america
Writer Lawyer Politician Farmer Military officer Statesperson Postmaster

Bram Stoker (Abraham Stoker) src

United kingdom of great britain and ireland
Screenwriter Writer Clerk Theatre manager Journalist Novelist Theatre critic

Albert Abraham Michelson src

United states of america
Physicist Military officer University teacher

Abraham Maslow (Abraham Harold Maslow) src

United states of america
Psychologist University teacher Sociologist

Matt Groening (Matthew Abraham Groening) src

United states of america
Screenwriter Actor Animator Author Comics artist Cartoonist Film producer

Abraham Ortelius src

Duchy of brabant
Historian Engraver Geographer Cartographer

Abraham De Moivre src

France
Astronomer Mathematician Statistician

César Vallejo (César Abraham Vallejo Mendoza) src

Peru
Essayist Short story writer Writer Poet Playwright Translator Journalist Novelist

Avraám Papadópoulos src

Greece Australia
Association football player

Paul Dukas (Paul Abraham Dukas) src

France
Composer Pianist Pedagogue University teacher Choreographer Music teacher


There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Abraham
Full list of personalities with the first name Abraham

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Abraham

There are 392 actors and actresses with the first name Abraham
Abraham Attah
Abraham Evan Anil
Abraham Mateo
Abraham Amkpa
Abraham Alonso
Abraham Verduzco
Abraham Chowdhury
Abraham Rubio
Abraham Almanza
Abraham Hidalgo
Abraham Ramos
Abraham Benrubi
Abraham Paul Sarkis
Abraham Boyd
Abraham Celektar
Abraham Alvarez
Abraham Stavans
Abraham Ronai
Abraham Zabludovsky
Abraham Mirkin
Abraham E. Ribicoff
Abraham Beame
Abraham Sofaer
Abraham J. Cantu
Abraham Teitelbaum
Abraham Gleaves
Abraham Izaak Kaminski
Abraham Lax
Abraham Kurc
Abraham Kessler

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Abraham
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Abraham

Rankings of first name ABRAHAM by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#66MX Mexico2021
#108CL Chili2021
#205US United State of America2022
#213QC Quebec2022
#260AB Alberta2022
#297AR Argentina2015
#416ON Ontario2019
#436NO Norway2022
#481GB United Kingdom2021
#655FR France2022
#738BC British Columbia2022
#868SE Sweden2022
#996IT Italy2021
#1105BE Belgium2022
#1576CH Switzerland2021
#1787DE Germany2022
#2702DK Denmark2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name ABRAHAM (female) births over the last year available in each country
Other boys' names around Abraham
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Other girls' names around Abraham
ABQUEILAABRAABRAAMABRAANAABRAAOABRAARABRABANABRAFIABRAHABRAHAINYS ABRAHAM ABRAHAMAABRAHANAABRAHANNAABRAHNABRAINABRAINAABRAJABRALINNABRAMOABRAN

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