Brahm

B3R1A1H4M3

proper noun

A surname.

OriginProto-West Germanic *brām →
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Meanings

proper nounBrahm (plural Brahms)

plural Brahms

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*brām“gorse, bramble”
  2. EnglishBrahm

* As a German and Jewish surname, reduced from Abraham. * Also as a German surname, from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *brām (“gorse, bramble”).

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APA

Brahm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brahm

MLA

“Brahm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brahm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brahm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brahm.

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