Abraham: From the Hebrew Abhraham, according to some a Hebrew-Arab compound signifying "father of a multitude," from Hebrew abh, "father," and Arabian, raham. Others translate the name "lofty father of a multitude," or "father who shall see the people." Arabic, Ibraheem or Ibrahim; Danish, Abraham; Dutch, Abraham or Abram; French, Abraham; German, Abraham; Italian, Abramo; Latin, Abrahamus; Russian, Avraam or Abramii; Spanish, Abrahan; Swedish, Abraham.

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