English

Proper noun

Abram

1. Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament). [First attested prior to 1150.]^[1]
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 12:5

     And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

   • 2005-2014, Modern English Version (MEV), Gen. 12:5 and 17:5:

     Abram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had accumulated, and the people that they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. They came to the land of Canaan.

     No longer will your name be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

2. A male given name. [First attested prior to 1150.]^[1]
3. A patronymic surname​. [First attested prior to 1150.]^[1]

Synonyms

• (Semitic patriarch): Abraham

Translations

Noun

Abram ‎(plural Abrams)

1. (archaic, Britain, cant) Synonym of Abraham man^[2]

Derived terms

• do Abram
• Abram sham
• sham Abram

Adjective

1. (archaic, Britain, cant) Insane; mad.^[2]
   • c. 1608–1610, Rid, Samuel, Martin Mark-all, Beadle of Bridewell:

     He maunds Abram, he begs as a madde man.

2. (archaic, Britain, cant) Naked.^[2][3]

   She's all Abram

Derived terms

• (naked): Abram cove ‎(“poor or naked man”)

Etymology 2

From Old English Eadburh's (a woman's name) hām.

Proper noun

Abram

1. A village near Manchester.
2. A habitational surname​.

References

1. 1 2 3 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 7
2. 1 2 3 Farmer, John Stephen (1890) Slang and Its Analogues, volume 1, page 10
3. ↑ Grose, Francis (1788) A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 2nd edition, London: S. Hooper

Polish

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Abram m

1. Abram (Biblical character)

Declension

Spanish

Proper noun

Abram m

1. Abram (Biblical character)
   • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 12:5:

     Y tomó Abram á Sarai su mujer, y á Lot hijo de su hermano, y toda su hacienda que habían ganado, y las almas que habían adquirido en Harán, y salieron parair á tierra de Canaán; y á tierra de Canaán llegaron.

English

Adjective

abram ‎(comparative more abram, superlative most abram)

1. (obsolete) Auburn. [Attested from prior to 1150 until the early 17^th century.]^[1]

References

1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 7

Latin

Noun

abram

1. accusative singular of abra

Portuguese

Verb

abram

1. Third-person plural (vocês) affirmative imperative of abrir
2. Third-person plural (vocês) negative imperative of abrir
3. Third-person plural (eles, elas, also used with vocês^?) present subjunctive of abrir