Aram

Hebrew

"high elevated"

Aram Origin and Meaning

The name Aram is a boy's name of Hebrew, Armenian origin meaning "high elevated".

Aram is a popular Armenian name with a pleasing sound that became known in this country through the works of William Saroyan, namely the 1940 book of short stories, My Name in Aram, centering on Aram Garoghlanian, a boy of Armenian descent growing up in Fresno, California. Saroyan also named his son Aram.

Aram appears in the bible as a son of Shem and grandson of Noah; it is also a biblical place name. In addition, Aram is the third day of the month in the Armenian calendar.

A well known bearer is Aram Khachaturian, the Armenian composer.

Aram Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1965 on Nameberry

Aram Popularity

• 1965 Nameberry 2024
• 687 Unique 2023
• 958 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Aram

• Aram (aka Ram), son of Esrom, father of Aminadab, descendant of Judah (Matthew 1:3)
• Aram descendent of patriarch Asher (1 Chr. 7:34)
• Aram son of blogger Jamie Lynn Grumet (www.iamnotthebabysitter.com) featured on the cover of Time Magazine

Aram in Pop Culture

• Aram Finklestein from the movie "The Rebound"
• Aram Mojtabai FBI computer tech in NBC's "The Blacklist"
• Aram half,giant in the "Beyonders" trilogy