Amram

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Hebrew [1], Hebrew
Scripts עַםְרָם(Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈæm.ɹæm/(English) ahm-RAHM(Hebrew)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "exalted nation" in Hebrew, from עַם (ʿam) meaning "people, nation" and רוּם (rum) meaning "to exalt". In the Old Testament, Amram is the father of Moses.

Related Names

Rootsʿam + rum
Other Languages & CulturesImran(Arabic) Imran(Bengali) Ambram(Biblical Greek) Imran(Indonesian) Imran(Malay) Imran(Punjabi) Imran(Urdu)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   serious  

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h6019, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h6019.
Entry updated October 6, 2024