Message: "Abiram" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Abiram

by Tuesday (trayc53)

12/10/2007, 3:36 PM

What are your thoughts on Abiram (a-BIE-ram)? It's a recent discovery of mine. I've loved Abram for years and have always thought Abraham "Bram" was cool, and I think Abiram could fit right in. :-) I don't know what I'd call him though. Perhaps Bram, perhaps Abe, perhaps Abiram.

First or middle name suggestions are welcome. Jude Abiram came to mind, if you'd like to comment on that as well.

Thanks so much!

#Abiram

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- Mrs Claire (Miss Claire)

12/12/2007, 9:05 AM

Abiram and Abraham don't have much in common.

I really can't say I like ah-bye-ram though... and such a bad role model. Aviram isn't a name I would ever used.

- Murasaki (lady murasaki)

12/11/2007, 10:28 AM

I love Hebrew names, but don't really like the sound of this one.
Abe reminds me of Lincoln and Bram of Bram Stoker, who wrote Dracula.

- Lethe (reniannen17)

12/10/2007, 4:28 PM

sorry I just can't help thinking it sounds a bit pharmaceutical. I love the nickname Bram too though, so I know where you're coming from. Recently I've been drawn to Bertram, which could just about plausibly become Bram.

- Alcyone (guest)

12/10/2007, 4:10 PM

At first, I thought Abiram was pronounced Ab-ur-im, which I'm not too keen on, but after learning that it's pronounced a-BIE-ram, I like it. I honestly don't care for Abraham and Abe, but I like Bram. Strangely enough, despite not liking Abraham and Abe, I don't mind Abram.

- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans) +1

12/10/2007, 3:40 PM

Abiram seems like a great candidate for an "obscure Biblical revival" to me.

Another male Biblical name which I am running across quite a lot in my recent research in the 1850 census of Alabama is Amaziah.

- Cambria (MaidenOfGrace)

12/11/2007, 7:14 AM

I can definitely see

Abiram making a splash on the name charts in the near future, but Amaziah? Eh, reminds me an awful lot of Amazon for some reason, and doesn't strike me as being quite as appealing as Abiram. However, I've been surprised in the past as to what names suddenly become popular, and Amaziah may indeed show up in a BA near me. ;o)

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