Meaning and background
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Abraham is a Hebrew biblical name associated with the patriarch whose name is interpreted in scripture as ‘father of many’. The etymological analysis is more nuanced than a simple word-for-word translation, so that is best described as the traditional interpretation. Its English form /ˈeɪbrəhæm/ is three syllables, and Abe is a documented short form.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Abraham appears in 7 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/eɪbɹəhæm/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/eɪbɹəhæm/ · primary stress on syllable 1EY1 B R AH0 HH AE2 M
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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