The name of one of the Biblical patriarchs, a 4th C martyr, two 4th C Coptic saints, a 5th C French saint, a 5th C Syrian saint, two 5th C Armenian martyrs, a 6th C Syrian saint, a 6th C Persian saint, a 13th C Bulgarian saint, and a 13th C Russian saint. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Abraham. Geneva Bible (1560): Abrahám. Sagradas Escrituras (1569): Abraham.
The name was uncommon in England before the 16th C. For more information see Withycombe, s.n. Abraham
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● 928 Abraham (nom) UrkStyria 18
- Denmark
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- Danish
- ● 1581 Abraham KD-1 no. 362
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1563 Abraham (nom) RegSoABap p. 7
- Dutch
- ● 1572 Abraham AuFr Anthonis;
1573 Abraham ibid. Bouchenpool;
1574 Abraham ibid. Boone;
1575 Abraham ibid. Fredrix;
1576 Abraham ibid. Bogard;
1577 Abraham ibid. Bits;
1578 Abraham ibid. Capellen;
1579 Abraham ibid. Bruijnijnck;
1580 Abraham ibid. Billen;
1581 Abraham ibid. Backer;
1582 Abraham ibid. Brunckhorst;
1583 Abraham ibid. Bogardtz,
Abrahame ibid. Bauters;
1585 Abraham ibid. Beeckmans;
1586 Abraham ibid. Bracht;
1587 Abraham ibid. Cocx;
1589 Abraham ibid. Beijts;
1590 Abraham ibid. Bedler;
1591 Abraham ibid. Anyeke;
1592 Abraham ibid. Adams;
1593 Abraham ibid. Berwart;
1594 Abraham ibid. Collij;
1595 Abraham ibid. Acker;
1596 Abraham ibid. Bil;
1597 Abraham ibid. Ackom;
1598 Abraham ibid. Bil;
1599 Abraham ibid. Atkens
- Early Modern English
- ● 1563 Abraham StAnthonlin p. 15;
1567 Abraham ibid. p. 19;
1573 Abraham ibid. p. 23;
1575/6 Abraham BEmar-vol1 p. 10;
1575 Abraham RegSoAMar p. 7;
1579 Abraham OrpingtonKe p. 5,
RegBisham p. 4;
1581 Abraham DEmar-vol2 p. 6;
1584 Abraham ibid. p. 10;
1588 Abraham bruton1 p. 8;
1589 Abraham HAmar-vol9 p. 50;
1590 Abraham DEmar-vol2 p. 21;
1594 Abraham ibid. p. 28;
1598 Abraham BEmar-vol1 p. 17;
1599 Abraham DEmar-vol2 p. 41
- Walloon
- ● 1582 Abraham RWC p. 4;
1583/4 Abraham ibid. p. 7;
1590 Abraham ibid. p. 13;
1590/1 Abraham ibid. p. 16;
1591/2 Abraham ibid. p. 19;
1591 Abraham ibid. p. 563;
1592 Abraham ibid. p. 21;
1592/3 Abraham ibid. p. 25;
1593 Abraham ibid. p. 26;
1593/4 Abraham ibid. p. 31;
1594 Abraham ibid. p. 33
- Finland
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- Early Modern Swedish
- ● 1582 Abraham (nom) Audén1980 p. 171
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Abraham (nom) irminon-vol2 62,
Abram (nom) ibid. 6, Wan;
1147 Abraham (abl) clairvaux-12thc 19;
1378 Abrahe (dat) hanquetvol1 445
- Old French
- ● 1298 Abraham (obl) HistHdVParis p. 138;
1313 Abraham Paris1313 p. 48
- Middle French
- ● 1561 Abraham RegPCC-1 p. 3;
1562 Abraham ibid. p. 10;
1563 Abraham ibid. p. 18;
1564 Abraham ibid. p. 47;
1565 Abraham ibid. p. 109;
1566 Abraham ibid. p. 202;
1567 Abraham ibid. p. 279;
1568 Abraham ibid. p. 413;
1570 Abraham ibid. p. 427;
1571 Abraham ibid. p. 440;
1572 Abraham ibid. p. 490
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 961 Abrahę (gen) UrkStyria 24
- Hungary
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- Latin
- ● 1302 Abraham (nom) Slíz p. 12,
Abrahe (gen) ibid. p. 12,
Abram ibid. p. 12;
1306 Abrache (gen) ibid. p. 12;
1311 Abraam ibid. p. 11;
1320 Abraham ibid. p. 12,
Abram ibid. p. 12;
1322 Abraham (nom) ibid. p. 12;
1323 Abraham (nom) ibid. p. 12;
1324 Abraham ibid. p. 12;
1327 Abraam ibid. p. 11;
1329 Abram ibid. p. 12;
1330 Abraam ibid. p. 11;
1331 Abrae (gen) ibid. p. 12,
Abram (nom) ibid. p. 12;
1332–1337 Abraham (nom) ibid. p. 12;
1332x37 Harbahe (gen) ibid. p. 13;
1332x1337 Abraam ibid. p. 11;
1335 Abraam ibid. p. 12;
1337 Abram (nom) ibid. p. 12-13;
1341 Abraam ibid. p. 12,
Abram (nom) ibid. p. 13;
1342 Abrae (gen) ibid. p. 12
- ◑ 1313 Abrank Slíz p. 13;
1334 Abych ibid. p. 13
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1237 Abrahe (gen) TirNot1 580
- Sweden
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- Old Swedish
- ● 1406 Abram (gen) SDHK no. 16646;
1409 Abram (nom) ibid. no. 17139
- Early Modern Swedish
- ● 1543 Abraham (nom) Audén1980 p. 164
Cite as: G. Grim, R. Le Get, M. Slíz, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Abraham". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Abraham.