Aram (given name)

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Aram (Armenian: Արամ pronounced [ɑˈɾɑm], Imperial Aramaic: אַרָם) is an Armenian patriarch in the History of Armenia, and a masculine name in Aramaic and Armenian.[1] It appears in Hebrew and Aramaic as Aram, son of Shem,[2] and in cuneiform as Arame of Urartu.

Pronunciation
  • Armenian: [ɑˈɾɑm]
  • Arabic: [ʔaː.raːm], Persian: [ʔɑː.ˈɾɑːm], Syriac: [ˈʔɑːrɑːm]
GenderMasculine
Word/nameArmenian: Արամ

Arabic: آرام

Classical Syriac: ܐܪܡ
Meaning
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Aram
Pronunciation
  • Armenian: [ɑˈɾɑm]
  • Arabic: [ʔaː.raːm], Persian: [ʔɑː.ˈɾɑːm], Syriac: [ˈʔɑːrɑːm]
GenderMasculine
Origin
Word/nameArmenian: Արամ

Arabic: آرام

Classical Syriac: ܐܪܡ
Meaning
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1983 Soviet stamp depicting Aram Khachaturian

The name is most predominantly used by ethnic Armenians. According to Movses Khorenatsi and folk etymology, the name is the source of the exonym Armenia.

People with the name include:

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