Abram (name)

Abram is a male given name of Akkadian origin,[1][2] meaning exalted father in much later languages.

[2] The forms used by the Russian Orthodox church were "Авраа́м" (Avraam),[2][5] "Авраа́мий" (Avraamy),[5] and "Авра́мий" (Avramy),[6] but "Абра́м" (Abram) remained a popular colloquial variant.

[6] Until the end of the 19th century, the official Synodal Menologium also included the form "Абраха́м" (Abrakham).

[7] The patronymics derived from "Abram" are "Абра́мович" (Abramovich; masculine) and its colloquial form "Абра́мыч" (Abramych), and "Абра́мовна" (Abramovna; feminine).

[4] The diminutives of "Avraam" and "Avraamy" include "Авраа́мка" (Avraamka), "Авра́мка" (Avramka), "Авраа́ха" (Avraakha), "Авра́ха" (Avrakha), "Авраа́ша" (Avraasha), and "Авра́ша" (Avrasha).