Abraham (name)

Abraham

Pronunciation	/ˈeɪbrəhæm/ Dutch: [ɑbrɑ'ɦɑm]
Other names
See also	Abram, Avram, Ibrahim, Ebrahim, Abe, Avi, Bram

This is a list of people named after Abraham, the Biblical patriarch (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם, Modern Avraham, Tiberian ʾAḇrāhām Ashkenazi Avrohom or Avruhom); the father of the Abrahamic Religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam:

As recounted in the Torah, his name was originally Avram which means "High Father" - "av" (אב) "father", "ram" (רם) "high" - with the "ha" (ה) added in mark of his covenant with God.

In the Russian language, the name is used in the forms Авраам (Avraam),^[1]^[2] Авраамий (Avraamy),^[2] Аврамий (Avramy),^[3] Абрам (Abram),^[1]^[4] Абрамий (Abramy),^[4] Аврам (Avram),^[3] Обра́м (Obram),^[3] and Абрахам (Abrakham).^[3]

Given name

Abraham (Egyptian saint), martyred in Egypt with John of Samanoud and James of Manug
Abraham (Ethiopian saint), martyred in Ethiopia with Ethnus, Acrates, James and John
Abraham (Persian saint), 4th-Century Christian saint, martyred with Sapor of Bet-Nicator
Abraham of Arazd, 5th-Century Armenian deacon and one of the Leontine Martyrs
Abraham of Arbela (died c.348), Syrian bishop, martyr, and saint
Abraham of Armenia, 5th-Century Armenian Christian priest, hermit, and saint
Abraham of Bet-Parsaje, 4th-Century Persian Christian saint, martyred with Mana of Bet-Parsaje
Abraham of Bulgaria (died 1229), a Russian convert from Islam to Eastern Orthodoxy, martyr, Christian saint
Abraham of Clermont (died c.485), Syrian-French abbot, founder of the abbey of St. Cirgues in Clermont
Abraham of Cyrrhus (died 442), Syrian-born, Anatolian Roman Catholic saint
Abraham of Egypt, a monk and saint of the Coptic Church
Abraham and Coprius of Griasowetzk (for Abraham of Griasowetzk), 15th-Century abbot and saint
Abraham of the High Mountain (died 446), 5th-Century Christian saint
Abraham of Kaskhar (died 366), a 4th-Century Christian priest and martyr
Abraham of Kiev, a monk and Ukrainian Roman Catholic saint
Abraham of Kratia (c.474–c.558), a Christian monk and saint
Mar Abraham, a saint of the Syriac Orthodox Church
Abraham of Miroshsk (died 1158), abbot of the Holy Redeemer monastery in Pskow
Abraham of Nethpra, a 6th-Century saint of the Assyrian Church of the East
Abraham a Sancta Clara (1644–1709), Austrian Augustinian monk
Abraham of Scetes, a monk and saint of the Coptic Church
Abraham of Strathearn (died 1220's), Catholic bishop of Dunblane
Abraham of Smolensk (died 1221), Russian Eastern Orthodox monk and saint
Abraham the Great of Kaskhar, (492–586), saint and monastic reformer of the Assyrian Church of the East
Abraham the Great of Kidunja (died c.366), a Christian hermit, priest and saint
Abraham the Laborious, a 14th-Century monk and saint of Ukraine
Abraham (Copt), a saint of the Coptic Church
Abraham (Ethiopian), a saint of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Abraham the writer, a saint of the Syrian Orthodox Church
Abraham Abraham (1843–1911), American department store magnate
Abraham Angermannus (died 1607), Swedish Lutheran archbishop
Abraham Abramson (c.1753-1811), Prussian coiner
Abraham bar Hiyya (1070-1145), Jewish mathematician, astronomer and philosopher
Abraham Beame (1906–2001), first Jewish mayor of New York City
Abraham Beem (1934-1944), Dutch Jewish child; gassed to death in Auschwitz concentration camp
Abraham ben David (~1125-1198), Provençal rabbi, author and critic
Abraham Blum (1905-1943), Polish-Jewish activist
Abraham H. Cannon (1859–1896), American cleric
Abraham ibn Daud (~1110-~1180), Spanish-Jewish astronomer, historian, and philosopher
Abraham ibn Ezra (1089—1164), Spanish-Jewish philosopher, astronomer/astrologer, mathematician, poet, and linguistics scholar
Avraham Even-Shoshan (1906–1984), Israeli Hebrew linguist and lexicographer
Abraham Galitzki, saint and founder of four Russian monasteries
Abraham George Issa (Born 1982) Founder and CEO of Global Efficient Energy.
Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696–1781), African slave
Abraham González Casanova (born 1985), Catalonian (Spanish) association football player
Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972), Polish-American rabbi, philosopher and Jewish theologian
Abraham Hochmuth (1816-1889), Hungarian rabbi
Avraham Kalmanowitz (1891–1964), European Rav, founder and rosh yeshiva of Mir yeshiva (Brooklyn)
Abraham Khalfon (1741-1819), Tripoli Jewish community leader, historian, and paytan
Abraham Kurland (1912–99), Danish Olympic medalist in wrestling
Abraham Lansing (1835–1899), American lawyer and politician in New York
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), U.S. President
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970), American psychologist who created Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Abraham Mateo, Spanish actor and pop singer
Abraham Nava (born 1964), Mexican association football player
Abraham Olano, Spanish former professional cyclist
Abraham Paleostrowski, an abbot and saint of the Russian Orthodox Church
Abraham Razack, a legislative councillor in Hong Kong
Abraham Robertson (1751–1826), English mathematician
Abraham Robinson (1918-1974), Jewish mathematician, the founder of non-standard analysis
Abraham Roqueñi, Spanish kickboxer
Abraham Shakespeare (1966–2009), lottery winner and apparent murder victim
Avraham Shlonsky (1900–73), Israeli poet and editor
Abraham Shneior (1928-1998), Israeli Olympic basketball player
Abraham Tokazier, (1909–1976), Finnish sprinter
Abraham Torres (born 1968), Venezuelan boxer
Abraham Van Vorhes (1793-1879), American politician
Abraham von Franckenberg (1593–1652), German mystic, author, poet and hymn-writer
Avrohom Yaakov Friedman (first Sadigura rebbe)
Avrohom Yaakov Friedman (third Sadigura rebbe)
Avrohom Yaakov Friedman (fifth Sadigura rebbe)
Abraham "Bram" Stoker (1847–1912), Irish novelist best known for his novel Dracula
Pope Abraham of Alexandria (died 978), Syrian Coptic Pope
Abraha, a variant form, was King of Saba' (Yemen)

Surname

Main article: Abraham (surname)

References

Notes

1 2 Nikonov, p. 50
1 2 Superanskaya [1], p. 20
1 2 3 4 Superanskaya [2], p. 30
1 2 Petrovsky, p. 35

Sources

В. А. Никонов (V. A. Nikonov). "Ищем имя" (Looking for a Name). Изд. "Советская Россия". Москва, 1988. ISBN 5-268-00401-8
Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3
[1] А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-8112-1399-9
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