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Abram meaning and name origin
Abram \a-bram, ab-ram\ as a boy's name is pronounced AY-bram. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Abram is "high father". Variant of Abraham. Biblical: the patriarch Abraham's name before God changed it. From the Middle Ages, however, if not before, it was taken to be a contracted version. Abran (a-BRAHN) is the Spanish form.
Abram has 10 variant forms: Abe, Abey, Abie, Abramo, Abran, Abrian, Abriel, Avram, Avrom and Bram.
Baby names that sound like Abram are Abrams and Abrami.
View a list of the 5 names that reference Abram.
Popularity of Abram
Abram is a somewhat popular first name for men (#1053 out of 1220) and an even more popular surname or last name for all people (#5683 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)
Displayed below is the baby names popularity of the name Abram for boys. (2010 statistics)Compare Abram with its variant forms and related boy baby names.
Religions of the World II: Western Traditions
Zoroastrianism Judaism Christianity Islam Baha'i faith
Western religions are those that developed in the Near East They are all monotheistic and share other beliefs in common. Although it is common knowledge that Christianity grew out of Judaism, few people realize that Islam shares a common spiritual heritage with these two better known religions - all three trace their roots back to Abraham.
How are these three religions related and where do they differ?
(Jews do not think their messiah will be a "son" of God - that's a Christian perspective) The Abrahamic Faiths: A Comparison (from Beliefnet.com)
The least well known, Zoroastrian and Baha'i, are the smallest and the oldest and youngest, respectively. Both originated, thousands of years apart, in Persia. These two faiths also have historical and ideological ties to the other three "Big" Western religions.
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