Signification
Arabic name that means "Father of many nations"
Arabic form of Abraham: Hebrew father of the multitude
Cognate of Abraham, which is derived from the Hebrew Avraham (father of a multitude, father of many). Hausa, Nigeria. (EE-BRA-HEEM)
Derived from the Arabic Ibrahim, a cognate of the Hebrew Avraham (father of many, father of a multitude). He was the father of Ishmail, whose descendants are the Arabs. Abraham and Ishmail built the sacred Kaaba temple at Mecca which contains a black stone supposedly given to Abraham by the angel Gabriel. Var: Ebrahim. (IB-RAY-HEEM)
(Hausa) my father is exalted. (Arabic) a form of Abraham.
(Arabic) a form of Ibrahim.
