Rami
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Rami or RAMI can refer to:
  • Rami, the plural of ramus
    Ramus
    Ramus can refer to:* A branch* A portion of a bone , as in the Ramus of the mandible or Superior pubic ramus* A nerve ramus such as the Dorsal ramus of spinal nerve* Petrus Ramus...

    , literally a branch, as of a plant, nerve, or blood vessel
  • Specifically, rami are upward portions on both sides of the mandible. See ramus mandibulae
    Ramus mandibulae
    The ramus of the mandible is quadrilateral in shape, and has two surfaces, four borders, and two processes.- Surfaces :...

  • Ramie
    Ramie
    Ramie is a flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to eastern Asia. It is a herbaceous perennial growing to 1–2.5 m tall; the leaves are heart-shaped, 7–15 cm long and 6–12 cm broad, and white on the underside with dense small hairs—this gives it a silvery appearance;...

    , a flowering plant, sometimes spelled without the trailing "e"
  • RAMI, the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute, the former name of the Rochester Institute of Technology
    Rochester Institute of Technology
    The Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States...


As a given name or surname

Rami is a given name, and sometimes a surname, which is popular among Arabs in the Levant. It is also a surname among Indians, especially Gujarati. In Arabic, Rami (رامي) is derived from the verb "to throw" and means archer or good marksman; literally, "the one who throws the arrow." The Hebrew version of the name , however, is derived from the Hebrew word רָם Ram, meaning high, tall, or exalted. Other sources to the name רמי are רחמים and ירמיהו (for example, רמי פורטיס). The Indian version of the surname is used by Gujarati florist community. It is derived from 'Rama
Rama
Rama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...

', the legendary king of Ayodhya in ancient India. Rami is also a Finnish given name, abbreviated from Abraham.

Persons with the given name Rami:
Rami Saad
  • Rami Jaffee
    Rami Jaffee
    Rami Jaffee, born March 11, 1969, in Los Angeles, is best known as the keyboardist of The Wallflowers and work for several bands and artists, including Foo Fighters, Pete Yorn, Soul Asylum, Pearl Jam, Stone Sour, Joseph Arthur and Coheed and Cambria....

    , a keyboardist with The Wallflowers
  • Rami Hakanpää
    Rami Hakanpää
    Rami "Rambo" Hakanpää is a Finnish footballer who plays for HJK in the Veikkausliiga.-Career:Hakanpää started his footballing career at his local club FC Jazz and was signed by HJK in 2000. At HJK he became the fans favorite player, and he made his breakthrough during the 2003 season when HJK won...

    , a Finnish football player
  • Rami Hanash
    Rami Hanash
    Rami Hanash born Buffalo, New York, October 18, 1961; earned a B.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1984; J.D. from the New York Law School in 1987, and LL.M. in environmental law from the George Washington University National Law Center in 1991...

    , an author and attorney who practices environmental law in the United States
  • Rami Malek
    Rami Malek
    Rami Said Malek is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the gay teenage next-door-neighbor, "Kenny" on the FOX comedy series The War at Home; for his role as Merriell "Snafu" Shelton in the HBO miniseries The Pacific; and for his role as the pharaoh Ahkmenrah in the feature films...

    , an American actor of Egyptian descent
  • Rami Shaaban
    Rami Shaaban
    Rami Shaaban is a Swedish professional football player. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Hammarby IF. He is the son of an Egyptian father and a Finnish mother. He has played for a number of teams in England, including Arsenal, and in Sweden...

    , a Swedish professional soccer player
  • Rami Yacoub
    Rami Yacoub
    Rami Yacoub is a Swedish music producer and songwriter of Palestinian descent, and former member of the successful songwriting/production houses Cheiron Studios and Maratone...

    , a member of the songwriting–production crew of Maratone
  • Rami Zur
    Rami Zur
    Rami Zur is an American sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s for Israel and later for the United States....

    , American Olympic sprint canoer


Persons with the surname Rami:
  • Ahmed Rami (poet)
    Ahmed Rami (poet)
    Ahmed Mohammed Rami was an Egyptian poet. He is best known for writing lyrics for the famous Egyptian singers Umm Kalthoum and Mohammed Abdel Wahab. Rami was also a translator. His famous works include translations of several of Shakespeare's plays and the famous quatrains of the Persian poet...

    , (1892–1981), an Egyptian poet
  • Ahmed Rami (writer), (born 1946), a Swedish–Moroccan writer and Holocaust denier
  • Adil Rami
    Adil Rami
    Adil Rami is a French international footballer who currently plays for Spanish club Valencia CF in La Liga. He plays in central defence for the club and is known for his physical strength, free kicks, and imposing height standing at nearly 6 ft 3 in .Rami began his football career...

    , (born 1985), a French footballer
  • Yousef Al Rami, the Arabic name given to Joseph of Arimathea
    Joseph of Arimathea
    Joseph of Arimathea was, according to the Gospels, the man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus after Jesus' Crucifixion. He is mentioned in all four Gospels.-Gospel references:...

    , mentioned in the Gospels as the wealthy person in whose tomb Jesus was buried
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