Abra- “Mother of multitudes, mother of the earth,” personifying the eternal Mother of the cosmos. (The Best Baby Name Book by Louise Nicholson)
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Gender: F
Origin: Hebrew, feminine variation of ABRAHAM
Meaning: “father of multitudes”
Soft, sensitive feminine form of Abraham that was the name of a soft, sensitive character in the John Steinbeck book and movie, “East of Eden.” In the bible, Abra was a favorie of King Solomon and it was a populr name in 17th century England.
Nicknames & Variations:
Abrienne, Abréa, Abrielle, Abarrane, Abryanna, Abrionée, Abreana, Abria, Abrieana, Abreia, Abriunna, Abriannah, Abame, Abriann, Abrienna, Abryann, Abrahana, Abryona, Abrietta, Abriéa, Abriah, Abrien, Abreeana, Abrianna, Abbryana, Abreanna, Abrion, Abrionne, Abri, Abreonia, Abrya, Abreona, Abbrienna, Abree, Abrianne, Abreanne, Abrea
International Variations:
Abriana (Italian)
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Placename
- Abra (province), Philippines
- Abra, Burkina Faso
- Abra, Côte d’Ivoire, a town and commune
- Abra, Lebanon, a suburb of Sidon
- Abra River, located in the Philippines
In fiction
- Abra (Pokémon), a species of creatures in Pokémon media
- Abra Durant, fictional surgeon in the British television series Holby City
- Abra Kadabra (comics), a DC comic book supervillain
- Abra Bacon, young woman in John Steinbeck’s novel “East of Eden“
Other uses
- Abra (bivalve), a genus of Semelidae clams
- Abra (boat), a type of river-crossing traditional transport characteristic of Dubai, United Arab Emerites
- Abra (folklore), a monster of Turkish folklore
- ABRA (gene), a human gene located on chromosome 8
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