Hiram.
A king of Tyre. (biblical character)
Meaning & usage
A king of Tyre. (biblical character)
A male given name from Hebrew, taken into use by Puritans in the seventeenth century.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Paulding County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Oxford County, Maine.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Cass County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Portage County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia.
Where this word comes from
From Biblical Hebrew חִירָם (Ḥirám, “high-born”), possibly from Phoenician, or a shortened form of אֲחִירָם ('aḥirám, “brother of the exalted”).
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