Where does “Abraham” come from?
Abraham (Cebuano) comes from English abraham, from Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ, from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם — Abraham.
Ancestry of “Abraham”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abraham | A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by Sarah and the Arab patriarch Ishmael by Hagar |
| 2 | Middle English | Abraham | — |
| 3 | Old English | Abraham | — |
| 4 | Latin | Ābrahām | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀβραάμ | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | אַבְרָהָם | Abraham |