BRAMNIK Origin of surname
BRAMNIK Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a patronymic surname based on a male ancestor's personal name, in this case of biblical origin.
Bramnik is derived from Bram and the Slavic suffix "-nik". Bram is an abbreviation of the biblical male personal name Avraham. In some cases, Bram is an acronym (a name created from the initial letters of a Hebrew phrase, and which refers to a relative, lineage or occupation) of 'Ben Rabbi Moshe/Menachem/Manasse'. Avraham (in English, Abraham), initially called Avram, was the first patriarch of the people of Israel, the husband of Sarai/Sarah, and the father of Isaac (Genesis 11.26-25.10) and Ismael. According to biblical etymology, the meaning of his name is "father of a multitude [of nations]". Both Abram and Abraham have produced numerous family names. Due to the interchangeability of the consonants "b", "f" and "v", the first syllable, "Ab", which is the common Semitic term for "father", often becomes "Av", resulting in Avram, Avraham and similar variants. The second "a" is frequently pronounced "o", leading to forms like Abrom and Afrom, subsequently abbreviated to From/Frum. Braham, the second part of Abraham, also became the basis of many Jewish family names.
Bramnik is derived from Bram and the Slavic suffix "-nik". Bram is an abbreviation of the biblical male personal name Avraham. In some cases, Bram is an acronym (a name created from the initial letters of a Hebrew phrase, and which refers to a relative, lineage or occupation) of 'Ben Rabbi Moshe/Menachem/Manasse'. Avraham (in English, Abraham), initially called Avram, was the first patriarch of the people of Israel, the husband of Sarai/Sarah, and the father of Isaac (Genesis 11.26-25.10) and Ismael. According to biblical etymology, the meaning of his name is "father of a multitude [of nations]". Both Abram and Abraham have produced numerous family names. Due to the interchangeability of the consonants "b", "f" and "v", the first syllable, "Ab", which is the common Semitic term for "father", often becomes "Av", resulting in Avram, Avraham and similar variants. The second "a" is frequently pronounced "o", leading to forms like Abrom and Afrom, subsequently abbreviated to From/Frum. Braham, the second part of Abraham, also became the basis of many Jewish family names.