First Adhān

Ibrāhīm

إِبْرَاهِيم

Say it ib-raa-HEEM

Said to mean “merciful father”

At a glance

Gender
Boy
Origin
Not Arabic in origin
In English
Abraham
Found in
The Qurʾān: 3:33, 4:54, 6:74 The prophets
Also spelled
Ibrahim, Ebrahim, Ibraheem

Meaning & source

A non-Arabic name (al-Jawālīqī). It is said to be Syriac for “merciful father”.

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