Abram (name)

Abram is a masculine given name of Biblical Hebrew origin,[1] meaning exalted father.[2][3] In the Bible, it was originally the name of the first of the three Biblical patriarchs, who later became known as Abraham.

For other uses, see Abram (disambiguation).

Russian name

The Russian language borrowed the name from Byzantine Christianity, but its popularity, along with other Biblical first names, declined by the mid-19th century.[1] The forms used by the Russian Orthodox church were "Авраа́м" (Avraam),[1][4] "Авраа́мий" (Avraamy),[4] and "Авра́мий" (Avramy),[5] but "Абра́м" (Abram) remained a popular colloquial variant.[1][3] Other colloquial forms included "Абра́мий" (Abramy),[3] "Авра́м" (Avram),[5] and "Обра́м" (Obram).[5] Until the end of the 19th century, the official Synodal Menologium also included the form "Абраха́м" (Abrakham).[6]

The patronymics derived from "Abram" are "Абра́мович" (Abramovich; masculine) and its colloquial form "Абра́мыч" (Abramych), and "Абра́мовна" (Abramovna; feminine).[3] The patronymics derived from "Abramy" are "Абра́миевич" (Abramiyevich; masculine) and "Абра́миевна" (Abramiyevna; feminine).[3] The patronymics derived from "Avraam" are "Авраа́мович" (Avraamovich; masculine) and "Авраа́мовна" (Avraamovna; feminine).[3] The patronymics derived from "Avraamy" are "Авраа́миевич" (Avraamiyevich; masculine) and "Авраа́миевна" (Avraamiyevna; feminine).[3] The patronymics derived from "Avram" are "Авра́мович" (Avramovich; masculine) and "Авра́мовна" (Avramovna; feminine).[3] The patronymics derived from "Avraamy" are "Авраа́миевич" (Avraamiyevich; masculine) and "Авраа́миевна" (Avraamiyevna; feminine).[3]

The diminutives of "Avraam" and "Avraamy" include "Авраа́мка" (Avraamka), "Авра́мка" (Avramka), "Авраа́ха" (Avraakha), "Авра́ха" (Avrakha), "Авраа́ша" (Avraasha), and "Авра́ша" (Avrasha).[3] The diminutives of "Abram" include "Абра́мка" (Abraamka), "Абра́ха" (Abrakha), and "Абра́ша" (Abrasha).[3] The diminutives of "Avram" include "Авра́мка" (Avramka), "Авра́ха" (Avrakha), "Авра́ша" (Avrasha), and "А́ва" (Ava).[3]

People with the given name Abram

People with the surname Abram

Variant forms

See also
  • All pages with titles containing Abram

References

Notes
  1. Nikonov, p. 96
  2. NIV translation of the Bible, footnote to Genesis 17:5
  3. Petrovsky, p. 35
  4. Superanskaya [1], p. 20
  5. Superanskaya [2], p. 30
  6. Superanskaya [2], pp. 23 and 30

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
  • [2] А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (Dictionary of Russian Names). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-699-14090-5
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