Abram
/ˈeɪ.brəm/noun
A biblical name traditionally understood to mean “exalted father.”
Did you know?In the Hebrew Bible, Abram is later renamed Abraham, and the name change marks a divine covenant moment — one of the most famous examples of a name being spiritually transformed in scripture.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
אַבְרָם (Avram)
“Abram; traditionally interpreted as “exalted father” or “the father is exalted””
Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew
אַבְרָהָם (Avraham)
“The expanded biblical name Abraham, associated in Genesis with becoming “father of a multitude””
Greek Septuagint
Greek
Ἀβράμ (Abram)
“Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Abram”
Latin Vulgate
Latin
Abram
“Latin biblical form of the name Abram”
Modern English
English
Abram
“A biblical proper name, still used as a given name”