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Arabic
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Ibrahim

Ib-ruh-heem

/ˈɪb.rə.hiːm/

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Ibrahim

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Last part rhymes with ‘team’.

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Arabic / Hebrew
Meaning
Father of many nations.
Gender
male
Popularity
Extremely common across the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia.
Also spelled
Ibraheem, Ebrahim, Abraham

Common mispronunciations

EYE-bra-himih-BRAY-him

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