Ram: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
In Hebrew tradition, 'high/exalted' (also a biblical ancestor's name and a nickname for Avram/Abraham); in South Asian tradition, a variant of the Sanskrit name Rama, traditionally glossed 'one who is pleasing or delightful'
Origin
Hebrew; also South Asian (Sanskrit, as a variant of Rama)
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
RAHM

Ram is a Hebrew; also South Asian (Sanskrit, as a variant of Rama) boy's name meaning “in Hebrew tradition, 'high/exalted' (also a biblical ancestor's name and a nickname for Avram/Abraham); in South Asian tradition, a variant of the Sanskrit name Rama, traditionally glossed 'one who is pleasing or delightful'”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Ram

Meaning: In Hebrew tradition, 'high/exalted' (also a biblical ancestor's name and a nickname for Avram/Abraham); in South Asian tradition, a variant of the Sanskrit name Rama, traditionally glossed 'one who is pleasing or delightful'.

Origin: Hebrew; also South Asian (Sanskrit, as a variant of Rama).

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Ram

RAHMIPA /rɑːm/

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