Ibrahim (name)

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Ibrahim (Ibraheem)
إبراهيم
The name Ibrahim written in Islamic calligraphy, followed by "Peace be upon him".
PronunciationArabic: [ʔɪbraːˈhiːm]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameArabic
MeaningEquivalent to ‘Abraham’ in Hebrew meaning “Father of many”.
Region of originArabs
Other names
Alternative spellingIbraheem, Ebraheem

Ibrahim (also spelled Ibraheem) (Arabic: إبراهيم, Ibrāhīm) is the Arabic name of the prophet and patriarch Abraham and one of Allah's messengers in the Quran. It is a common first name and surname among Muslims and Arab Christians, a cognate of the name Abraham or Avram in Judaism and Christianity in the Middle East. In the Levant and Maghreb, Brahim and Barhoum are common diminutives for the first name Ibrahim.

Given name[edit]

İbrahim[edit]

Ebrahim[edit]

Ibraheem[edit]

  • Ibraheem Samirah (born 1991), American politician and member of the Virginia House of Delegates

Surname or patronymic[edit]

Ibrahim[edit]

Ebrahim[edit]

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