Afraam as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Afraam

What is the meaning of the name Afraam ?

The baby name Afraam is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AF-rah-am (IPA: /ˈæfrɑːəm/).

Afraam is Hebrew in Origin.

Afraam is a cross-cultural variant of the biblical name Abraham, ultimately from Hebrew Avraham, interpreted as “father of a multitude.” The form emerges through Greek and Church Slavonic transmission of the Septuagint’s Αβραάμ (Avraam/Abraam), with Afraam appearing in some Eastern Christian and diasporic spellings. As the name of the patriarch revered in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, it has seen steady use from late antiquity through the medieval Orthodox world and into modern communities of Greek, Slavic, and Middle Eastern heritage.

Related forms include Avraam and Abraam (Greek/Coptic), Avraham (Hebrew), Abraham (Latin/English), Abram (earlier biblical form), Ibrahim and Brahim (Arabic and Maghrebi), and Yiddish Avrom/Avrum. Russian and Georgian traditions also show Avraamiy/Avraami. Note that Afram/Aphrem (from Ephraim/Ephrem, meaning “fruitful”) is a distinct etymology sometimes confused with Afraam.