Bram (name)
Encyclopedia
Bram is a given name for a male. It is derived from the name Abraham, common in Dutch
-speaking regions. It is also Gaelic for "raven
" and is a short form of Bramwell.
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
-speaking regions. It is also Gaelic for "raven
Raven
Raven is the common name given to several larger-bodied members of the genus Corvus—but in Europe and North America the Common Raven is normally implied...
" and is a short form of Bramwell.
People
- Bram CohenBram CohenBram Cohen is an American computer programmer, best known as the author of the peer-to-peer BitTorrent protocol, as well as the first file sharing program to use the protocol, also known as BitTorrent...
(born 1975), American computer programmer - Bram FischerBram FischerAbram Louis Fischer, commonly known as Bram Fischer, was a South African lawyer of Afrikaner descent, notable for anti-apartheid activism and for the legal defence of anti-apartheid figures, including Nelson Mandela at the Rivonia Trial.-Tributes:Fischer is widely acknowledged as a key figure in...
(1908–1975), South African lawyer - Bram GayBram GayBram Gay born 1930 in Treorchy, Glamorgan was an important trumpet player and brass band enthusiast. He was the youngest ever principal trumpet player in the UK, and also the shortest man ever to play in the Scots Guards band. He played at the funeral of King George VI and the coronation of...
(born 1930), British trumpet player - Bram MoolenaarBram MoolenaarBram Moolenaar is an active member of the open source software community. He is the author of Vim, a text editor that is very popular among programmers and power users....
(born 1961), Dutch computer programmer - Bram MorrisonSharon, Lois & BramSharon, Lois & Bram is the name of a Canadian children's musical trio composed of Sharon Hampson , Lois Ada Lilienstein , and Bramwell "Bram" Morrison .-Group formation:Sharon Hampson, Lois Lillenstein, and Bram Morrison began their singing...
(born 1940), Canadian musician - Bram PeperBram PeperAbraham Peper is a Dutch sociologist and former politician. Peper was Mayor of Rotterdam and Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and is member of the Dutch Labour Party ....
(born 1940), Dutch politician - Bram StokerBram StokerAbraham "Bram" Stoker was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula...
(1847–1912), Irish writer - Bram TchaikovskyBram TchaikovskyBram Tchaikovsky is the lead singer of an eponymous power pop band. The group scored a U.S. Top 40 hit in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979, with "Girl Of My Dreams". In the Netherlands "Sarah Smiles" was a minor hit, reaching #33 in February 1979.Tchaikovsky was vocalist and guitarist for his band...
(born 1950), British musician - Bram van der StokBram van der StokBram van der Stok, MBE , also referred to as Bob van der Stok, was the most decorated aviator in Dutch history, as well as one of the three men to escape to freedom in "the Great Escape" from German POW camp Stalag Luft III....
(1915–1993), Dutch aviator - Bram van OjikBram van OjikAbraham van Ojik is a Dutch GreenLeft and former Radical politician.Van Ojik comes from the Political Party of Radicals, one of the four parties that merged to form GreenLeft in 1989. Van Ojik had been member of the PPR since 1973. Between 1972 and 1980 Van Ojik studied economics at the Free...
(born 1954), Dutch politician - Bram van VeldeBram van VeldeBram van Velde was a Dutch painter known for an intensely colored and geometric semi-representational painting style related to Tachisme, and Lyrical Abstraction...
(1895–1981), Dutch painter - Bram Berlin (1986–Present), American DJ and Music Producer