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abram

US/ˈeɪ.bɹəm/

abram adjective: auburn.

Adjective (1)

abram (comparative more abram, superlative most abram)

  1. (obsolete) Auburn.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Abram

Abram (countable and uncountable, plural Abrams)

  1. Abraham, Hebrew patriarch, particularly in his early life.
    • 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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 12:5
    • O father Abram, what these Christians are,
      Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
      The thoughts of others! […]c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  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.

Noun capitalized: Abram

Abram (plural Abrams)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) Synonym of Abraham man
    Synonyms:
    Abraham man

Adjective (2) capitalized: Abram

Abram

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) insane; mad
    • He maunds Abram, he begs as a madde man.c. 1608–1610, Samuel Rid, Martin Mark-all, Beadle of Bridewell
  2. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) naked.
    • She's all Abram

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Abram

Abram (countable and uncountable, plural Abrams)

  1. A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SD6001).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

abram meaning in Bengali

abram in Bengali

পিঙ্গলবর্ণ

Synonyms of abram

Forms of abram

Adjective
comparativemore abram
superlativemost abram
Proper noun
pluralAbrams
Noun
pluralAbrams

Origin of abram

Alteration of auburn.

From Latin Abram, from Koine Greek Ἀβράμ (Abrám), from Hebrew אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām), from אָב (áb, “father”) + רָם (rám, “high, exalted”). Doublet of Abramo and Avram. As an American placename, particularly named for local resident Abram Dillard, a Texas ranger.

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

Words formed from abram

Phrases with abram

Questions about abram

What does abram mean?
Abram means auburn.
What is abram in Bengali?
Abram in Bengali is পিঙ্গলবর্ণ. See Abram meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is abram?
Abram can be an adjective, a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce abram?
Abram is pronounced /ˈeɪ.bɹəm/ (US).

Words near abram in the dictionary

  1. Abrahart
  2. abraid
  3. abraided
  4. abraiding
  5. abraids
  6. abram
  7. Abram cove
  8. Abram coves
  9. Abram man
  10. Abram men
  11. Abram-cove

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Adapted from Wiktionary: abram (page history and authors); Abram (page history and authors); abram (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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