Avram (given name)

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Avram is a male given name. It is a form of the name Abram, which means exalted father. [1] [2]

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The following people share this name:

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  1. ↑ NIV translation of the Bible, footnote to Genesis 17:5
  2. ↑ Petrovsky, p. 35

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