Abraham is a given name of Hebrew background, originating with the Biblical patriarch (

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''Avrohom'' or ''Avruhom''); the father of the

Abrahamic religions The term Abrahamic religions is used to group together monotheistic religions revering the Biblical figure Abraham, namely Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The religions share doctrinal, historical, and geographic overlap that contrasts them wit ...

Judaism Judaism () is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic, Monotheism, monotheistic, ethnic religion that comprises the collective spiritual, cultural, and legal traditions of the Jews, Jewish people. Religious Jews regard Judaism as their means of o ...

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...

and

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

. As recounted in the

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, his name was originally

Avram Abraham (originally Abram) is the common Hebrews, Hebrew Patriarchs (Bible), patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father who began the Covenant (biblical), covenanta ...

which means "High Father" – "ab" (אב) "father", "ram" (רם) "high" – with the "ha" (ה) added in mark of his covenant with God. In the

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, the name is used in the following forms: (''Avraam''),Nikonov, p. 50Superanskaya p. 20 (''Avraamy''), (''Avramy''),Superanskaya p. 30 (''

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''),Petrovsky, p. 35 (''Abramy''), (''

''), (''Obram''), and (''Abrakham'').

Given name

* Abraham of Kashkar, Mar Abraham I, bishop of the Church of the East (148–171 AD) * Abraham (Egyptian saint), martyred in Egypt with John of Samanoud and James of Manug * Saint Abraham (Ethiopian), a saint of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church * Abraham (Persian saint), 4th century Christian saint, martyred with Sapor of Bet-Nicator * Abraham of Arbela (died c. 348), Syrian bishop, martyr, and saint * Abraham of Arazd, 5th century Armenian Christian priest, hermit, and saint 5th century Armenian Christian priest, hermit, and saint * Abraham of Bet-Parsaje, 4th century Persian Christian saint, martyred with Mana of Bet-Parsaje * Abraham of Clermont (died c.485), Syrian-French abbot, founder of the abbey of St. Cirgues in Clermont *

Abraham of Cyrrhus Saint Abraham ( Cyrrhus, Syria, 350–Constantinople, 422) (also known as Abraames, Abraham of Charres and Abraham the Apostle of Lebanon was a Syrian hermit and bishop of Harran. Life Abraham was born and educated at Carrhae (modern Harran ...

(died 442), Syrian-born, Anatolian Roman Catholic saint * Abraham of Egypt, a monk and saint of the Coptic Church * Abraham of Farshut or Abraham (Copt) (lived 5th or 6th century), a saint of the Coptic Church * Abraham of the High Mountain (died 446), 5th century Christian saint * Abraham of Kiev, a monk and Ukrainian Roman Catholic saint * Abraham of Kratia (c.474–c.558), a Christian monk and saint * Mar Abraham, a saint of the Syriac Orthodox Church * Abraham of Nethpra, a 6th century saint of the Assyrian Church of the East * Abraham of Scetes, a monk and saint of the Coptic Church * Abraham the Great of Kaskhar, (492–586), saint and monastic reformer of the Assyrian Church of the East * Abraham the Great of Kidunja (died c.366), a Christian hermit, priest and saint * Abraham the Writer, a saint of the Syrian Orthodox Church * Abraha, a variant form, King of Saba'

9th to 13th centuries

Pope Abraham of Alexandria Pope Abraham of Alexandria was the 62nd Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He is considered a saint by the Coptic Orthodox Church. He is also referred to as Efrem or Ephrem.Cerulli, Enrico. 1943. ''Il libro etiopico dei ...

(died 978), Syrian Coptic Pope * Abraham II (Nestorian patriarch), Patriarch of the Church of the East from 837 to 850 *

Abraham III (Nestorian patriarch) Abraham III Abraza was List of patriarchs of the Church of the East, Patriarch of the Church of the East from 906 to 937. He was remembered as a patriarch who was well-versed in his ecclesiastical duties but was also hot-tempered and corrupt. Sou ...

, Abraham III Abraza, Patriarch of the Church of the East from 906 to 937 * Abraham of Bulgaria (died 1229), a Russian convert from Islam to Eastern Orthodoxy, martyr, Christian saint * Abraham of Miroshsk (died 1158), abbot of the Holy Redeemer monastery in Pskow * Abraham of Strathearn (died 1220s), Catholic bishop of Dunblane * Abraham of Smolensk (died 1221), Russian Eastern Orthodox monk and saint * Abraham bar Hiyya (1070–1145), Jewish mathematician, astronomer and philosopher *

Abraham ben David Abraham ben David ( – 27 November 1198), also known by the abbreviation RABaD (for ''Rabbeinu'' Abraham ben David) Ravad or RABaD III, was a Provençal ḥakham, an important commentator on the Talmud, ''Sefer Halachot'' of Isaac Alfasi, an ...

(~1125–1198), Provençal rabbi, author and critic *

Abraham ibn Daud Abraham ibn Daud (; ) was a Spanish-Jewish astronomer, historian and philosopher; born in Córdoba, Spain about 1110; who was said to have been killed for his religious beliefs in Toledo, Spain, about 1180. He is sometimes known by the abbrevia ...

(~1110–~1180), Spanish-Jewish astronomer, historian, and philosopher *

Abraham ibn Ezra Abraham ben Meir Ibn Ezra (, often abbreviated as ; ''Ibrāhim al-Mājid ibn Ezra''; also known as Abenezra or simply ibn Ezra, 1089 / 1092 – 27 January 1164 / 23 January 1167)''Jewish Encyclopedia''online; '' Chambers Biographical Dictionar ...

(1089–1164), Spanish-Jewish philosopher, astronomer/astrologer, mathematician, poet, and linguistics scholar

14th to 17th centuries

* Abraham of Angamaly (died c. 1597) (Mar Abraham), Church of the East bishop * Abraham Angermannus (died 1607), Swedish Lutheran archbishop * Abraham a Sancta Clara (1644–1709), Austrian Augustinian friar *

Abraham von Franckenberg Abraham von Franckenberg (24 June 1593 – 25 June 1652) was a German mystic, author, poet and hymn-writer. Life Abraham von Franckenberg was born in 1593 into an old Silesians, Silesian noble family in Ludwigsdorf bei Oleśnica, Oels. He atten ...

(1593–1652), German mystic, author, poet and hymn-writer * Abraham of Galich (died 1375), saint and founder of four Russian monasteries * Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696–1781), African slave * Abraham and Coprius of Griasowetzk (for Abraham of Griasowetzk), 15th century abbot and saint * Abraham the Laborious, a 14th century monk and saint of Ukraine * Abraham Paleostrowski (died c. 1460), an abbot and saint of the Russian Orthodox Church * Ignatius Abraham bar Gharib (), Syriac Orthodox patriarch of Mardin * Abraham Bibago ( 1420-1489), Sephardic Jewish rabbi, preacher, scholar, philosopher, theologian, and author

18th to 19th centuries

* Abraham II of Armenia or Abraham Khoshabetzi, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1730 and 1734 * Abraham III of Armenia or Abraham of Crete or Abraham Kretatsi (d. 1737), Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1734 and 1737 * Abraham Abraham (1843–1911), American department store magnate * Abraham Abramson (c.1753–1811), Prussian coiner * Abraham Baily (1760–1825), American politician from Pennsylvania * Abraham Borch (1786-1847), Norwegian priest and politician * Abraham H. Cannon (1859–1896), American Latter-day Saint apostle * Abraham Cole (died 1890), American politician * Abraham Bogart Conger (1814–1887), American lawyer, farmer, and politician * Abraham Greenberg (1881–1941), American lawyer and politician * Abraham Hatfield (1867–1957), American businessman, philanthropist, and philatelist * Abraham Hochmuth (1816–1889), Hungarian rabbi * Avraham Kalmanowitz (1891–1964), European Rav, founder and rosh yeshiva of Mir yeshiva in Brooklyn * Abraham Khalfon (1741–1819), Tripoli Jewish community leader, historian, and ''paytan'' * Abraham Lansing (1835–1899), American lawyer and politician in New York *

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War ...

(1809–1865), U.S. President * Abraham Robertson (1751–1826), English mathematician * Abraham Barak Salem (1882–1967), Indian Jewish lawyer, independence activist, and Zionist * Abraham "Bram" Stoker (1847–1912), Irish novelist best known for his novel ''Dracula'' *

Abraham Van Vorhes Abraham Van Vorhes (December 2, 1793 – January 24, 1879; known commonly by his military rank as Major Van Vorhes) was an American politician, surveyor and pioneer. Pennsylvania and Ohio Born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Abraham V ...

(1793–1879), American politician *

Abraham O. Woodruff Abraham Owen Woodruff (November 23, 1872 – June 20, 1904) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was also the son of LDS ...

(1872–1904), American Latter-day Saint apostle * Avrohom Yaakov Friedman (first Sadigura rebbe) (1820–1883) *

Avrohom Yaakov Friedman (third Sadigura rebbe) Avrohom Yaakov Friedman, in English also spelled Abraham Jacob Friedman (; July 30, 1884Friedman, Yisroel. ''The Golden Dynasty: Ruzhin, the royal house of Chassidus''. Jerusalem: The Kest-Lebovits Jewish Heritage and Roots Library, 2nd English ed ...

(1884–1961)

20th century to present

* Abraham Almonte (born 1989), Dominican baseball player * Abraham Bankier (1910–1956), Polish Jewish businessman who helped with Oskar Schindler's wartime rescue activities * Avraham Even-Shoshan (1906–1984), Israeli Hebrew linguist and lexicographer * Abraham Beame (1906–2001), first Jewish mayor of New York City * Abraham Beauplan (born 2000), American football player * Abraham Beem (1934–1944), Dutch Jewish child gassed to death in Auschwitz concentration camp *

Abraham Benrubi Abraham Rubin Hercules Benrubi (born October 4, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his appearances as Jerry Markovic on the long-running medical television drama '' ER'', for his first role as Larry Kubiac on the series '' Parker Lewis ...

(born 1969), American actor * Abraham Blum (1905–1943), Polish-Jewish activist * Abram Cohen (1924–2016), American Olympic fencer * Abraham Cykiert (1926–2009), Australian Holocaust survivor and Melburnian playwright and Zionist activist of the 1970s * Abraham González Casanova (born 1985), Catalan (Spanish) association football player *Abraham Goodman, known as

Abby Mann Abby Mann (December 1, 1927 – March 25, 2008) was an American film writer and producer. Life and career The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Mann was born as Abraham Goodman in Philadelphia. He grew up in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dou ...

(1927–2008), American film writer and producer *

Abraham Gutt Abraham Gutt (; born March 10, 1944) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played 13 seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, competed for the Israeli national basketball team, and won a silver medal w ...

(born 1944), Israeli basketball player *

Abraham Joshua Heschel Abraham Joshua Heschel (January 11, 1907 – December 23, 1972) was a Polish-American rabbi and one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century. Heschel, a professor of Jewish mysticism at the Jewish Theolo ...

(1907–1972), Polish-American rabbi, philosopher and Jewish theologian * Abraham Hoffman (1938–2015), Israeli basketball player * Abraham Katz (1926–2013), American diplomat, United States Ambassador to the OECD * Abraham Kurland (1912–1999), Danish Olympic medalist in wrestling *

Abraham Lucas Abraham "Abe" Lucas (born October 25, 1998) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington State Cougars. Early life Lucas gre ...

(born 1998), American football player * Abraham Lunggana (1959–2021), Indonesian politician *

Abraham Maslow Abraham Harold Maslow ( ; April 1, 1908 – June 8, 1970) was an American psychologist who created Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs in priority, culminating in self-actua ...

(1908–1970), American psychologist *

Abraham Mateo Abraham Mateo Chamorro (born 25 August 1998) is a Spaniards, Spanish singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He began his career as a child prodigy, capturing national attention in Spain for his remarkable vocal talent and releasing his ...

, Spanish actor and pop singer * Abraham Nava (born 1964), Mexican association football player * Abraham Octavianus Atururi (1951–2019), Indonesian politician *

Abraham Olano Abraham Olano Manzano (born 22 January 1970) is a Spanish retired professional road racing cyclist, who raced as a professional from 1992 to 2002. He won the UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, World Road Championship in 1995 UCI ...

(born 1970), Spanish former professional cyclist * Abraham Polonsky (1910–1999), American film director, screenwriter and Communist Party member * Abraham Razack (born 1945), a legislative councillor in Hong Kong *

Abraham Robinson Abraham Robinson (born Robinsohn; October 6, 1918 – April 11, 1974) was a mathematician who is most widely known for development of nonstandard analysis, a mathematically rigorous system whereby infinitesimal and infinite numbers were reincorp ...

(1918–1974), Jewish mathematician, the founder of non-standard analysis * Abraham Roqueñi (born 1978), Spanish kickboxer * Abraham Samad (born 1966), Indonesian lawyer * Abraham Shakespeare (1966–2009), lottery winner and apparent murder victim *

Avraham Shlonsky Avraham Shlonsky (; ; March 6, 1900 – May 18, 1973) was a Russian-born Israeli poet and editor. He was influential in the development of modern Hebrew and its literature in Israel through his many acclaimed translations of literary classics, ...

(1900–1973), Israeli poet and editor *

Abraham Shneior Abraham Shneior (alternate spellings: "Avraham" and "Schneior", "Shneur", "Shneor", "Schneor", or "Shaneir"; Hebrew language, Hebrew: אברהם שניאור; December 9, 1928 – February 24, 1998) was an Israeli basketball player and basketball ...

(1928–1998), Israeli Olympic basketball player * Abraham Tokazier (1909–1976), Finnish sprinter * Abraham Toro (born 1996), Canadian baseball player * Abraham Torres (born 1968), Venezuelan boxer * Abraham "Abe" Vigoda (1921–2016), American actor * Abraham Wickelgren (born 1969), American lawyer * Avrohom Yaakov Friedman (fifth Sadigura rebbe) (1928–2013) * Abraham Zangen, Israeli scientist

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