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abram

/ˈeɪ.bɹəm/

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What does abram mean?

proper noun

  1. Abraham, Hebrew patriarch, particularly in his early life.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. A surname from Hebrew [in turn originating as a patronymic].
More meanings (7)

proper noun

  1. A census-designated place in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States.
  2. A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SD6001).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

adjective

  1. (obsolete) Auburn.
  2. (obsolete) insane; mad
  3. (obsolete) naked.

noun

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of Abraham man

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈeɪ.bɹəm/

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O father Abram, what these Christians are, Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect The thoughts of others.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
A son was born unto him whom he called Abram, because the king had raised him to an exalted place.
Louis GinzbergThe Legends of the Jews — Volume 1Translated by Henrietta SzoldProject Gutenberg ebook #1493
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Every time the Cardinal lifted his voice, the clip of the corn-planter ceased, and Abram hung on the notes and studied them over.
Gene Stratton-PorterThe Song of the CardinalProject Gutenberg ebook #533
“The man that bought him is named Abram Foster—Abram G. Foster—and he lives forty mile back here in the country, on the road to Lafayette.”
Mark TwainAdventures of Huckleberry FinnProject Gutenberg ebook #76
He might fairly assume, he thought, that if the fact that Abram was a Chaldean was new to him, it would fall upon the world in general as a novelty.
Harold FredericThe Damnation of Theron WareProject Gutenberg ebook #133