adj
abram
AY-bruhm
adj
1
archaic Auburn.
2
archaic insane; mad
"He maunds Abram, he begs as a madde man."
— (1608)
3
archaic naked.
"She's all Abram"
name
1
Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament).
"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."
— The Holy Bible (1611)
"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."
— (2005)
"O father Abram, what these Christians are, Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect The thoughts of others! […]"
— (1596)
"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."
— (2005)
2
A male given name from Hebrew.
3
A surname from Hebrew [in turn originating as a patronymic].
4
A census-designated place in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, named after Abram Dillard.
5
A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SD6001).
6
A habitational surname from Old English.
noun
1
archaic Synonym of Abraham man
Word Forms
more abram comparative, Abrams plural, Abrams plural, Abrams plural, most abram superlative
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Etymology
Alteration of auburn.