Abram

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Name: Abram

Gender: Masculine

Location: Asia

Language: Jewish

Thematic: Biblical

Meaning: His father is exalted.

Comments: In the Bible we read that Abram was the original name of Abraham. According to Genesis 17:5, God, in token of their covenant, changed the patriarch's name from Abram, meaning 'his father is exalted', to Abraham, meaning 'father of a multitude'.