# Names.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names/128969>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 21, 2002, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names/128969 "2002-09-21T08:19:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![flup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d07c76/32.png) [@flup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flup)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2002, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names/128969/1 "2002-09-21T08:19:17Z")

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I used to wonder, how come I’ve never met anyone named Bram? I’ve heard fo Brams, such as Bram Stoker, or Bram from Sharon Lois and Bram’s Elephant Show, but I don’t know any Brams.  
What the hell is up with this name anyway? Is Bram short for anything?

Then I realized I don’t know anyone named Bram because Bram is a dumb name.

How come I don’t know anyone named Sven? Sven is a manly fuckin name. There’s gotta be some Svens out there. I want a friend named Sven.

Anyone?  
flup

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**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2002, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names/128969/2 "2002-09-21T08:24:21Z")

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Bram is short for Abraham.

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**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2002, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names/128969/3 "2002-09-21T09:25:33Z")

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Maybe [**even sven**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=3338) will be your friend.