abram

comparative more abram · superlative most abram

1. obsoleteAuburn.First known use Attested from prior to 1150 until the early 17ᵗʰ century.

plural Abrams

1. countableuncountablebiblicalAbraham, Hebrew patriarch, particularly in his early life.First known use First attested prior to 1150.

   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] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]

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   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

   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.

   2005–2014, Modern English Version (MEV), Gen. 12:5

   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.

   2005–2014, Modern English Version (MEV), Gen. 17:5

2. countableuncountableA male given name from Hebrew.First known use First attested prior to 1150.
3. countableuncountableA surname from Hebrew [in turn originating as a patronymic].First known use First attested prior to 1150.
4. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States.

plural Abrams

1. UKobsoletethieves' cantSynonym of Abraham man

   Synonyms: Abraham man

1. UKobsoletethieves' cantinsane; mad

   He maunds Abram, he begs as a madde man.

   c. 1608–1610, Samuel Rid, Martin Mark-all, Beadle of Bridewell

2. UKobsoletethieves' cantnaked.

   She's all Abram

plural Abrams

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