Abraham
Abraham is a boy name of Hebrew origin, meaning Father of multitudes.
What Abraham means
Father of multitudes.
Abraham sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Abraham comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Abraham is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Abraham?
You will not find Abraham in the top 100 boy names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Abraham
We group Abraham under scripture and faith — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Abraham
These share Abraham's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Abram — Exalted father.
- Cohen — Priest.
- Eli — Ascended; my God.
- Enoch — Dedicated and devoted.
- Hosea — Salvation.
- Isaiah — God is salvation.
- Jeremiah — God will exalt.
- John — God is gracious.
- Joshua — God is salvation.
- Judah — Praised.
- Lazarus — God is my help.
- Malachi — My messenger.