Avraham as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Avraham

What is the meaning of the name Avraham ?

The baby name Avraham is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Hebrew: ahv-rah-HAHM (approx. av-RA-ham); English equivalent (Abraham): AY-brə-ham (/ˈeɪbrəhæm/).

Avraham is Hebrew in Origin.

Avraham is the standard Israeli Hebrew form of the biblical name, spelled אברהם and pronounced av-ra-HAM. It derives from the Hebrew roots av ‘father’ and hamon ‘multitude,’ reflecting Genesis 17:5 where Avram (from av + ram, ‘exalted father’) is renamed Avraham, ‘father of many.’ As the patriarch revered in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the name carries connotations of covenant, leadership, and faith.

Used across Jewish communities for centuries, Avraham appears in rabbinic and scholarly lineages (e.g., Avraham ibn Ezra; Rav Avraham Yitzhak HaCohen Kook) and remains popular in modern Israel. Variants include Abraham (English and international), Abram and Avram, Yiddish Avrohom/Avrum/Avreml, Slavic Avraam/Abraam, Greek Abraam, and the cognate Ibrahim (Arabic, Turkish) with the Maghrebi short form Brahim. Contemporary Israeli diminutives include Avi and Avri; related surnames include Avrahami and Abramson.