It can be of Jewish, English, French, German, Dutch, Irish, Welsh, Cornish, Breton, Lebanese, Syrian and other origins.
It is derived from the Hebrew personal name Avraham, borne by the biblical patriarch Abraham, revered by Jews as a founding father of the Jewish people (Gen. 11-25), and by Muslims as founder of all Semitic peoples (see Abraham).
[1] The name is explained in Genesis 17:5 as being derived from the Hebrew av hamon goyim "father of a multitude of nations".
[2] The English name Abram is often a short form of Abraham, but it can also be a shortened version of Adburgham, which comes from a place name.
[3] As an Irish name, it was adopted as an approximation (in sound, not meaning) of the Gaelic name Mac an Bhreitheamhan "son of the judge".