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, or it's derived from the Arabic verb " Ram" "رام" which means "to wish, to aim at, to dream, to be ambitious "." The Hebrew version of the name (Hebrew: רמי), however, is derived from the Hebrew word רָם Ram, meaning high, tall, or exalted, though it can also be short form for Rahamim or Yermiyahu (Jeremiah). The Indian version of the surname is used by Gujarati florist community. It is derived from 'Rama', 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 Jaffee, keyboardist with The Wallflowers
- Rami Hakanpää, Finnish football player
- Rami Hanash, author and attorney who practices environmental law in the United States
- Rami Malek, American actor of Egyptian descent
- Rami Shaaban, Swedish professional soccer player
- Rami Yacoub, member of the songwriting–production crew of Maratone
- Rami Zur, American Olympic sprint canoeist
Persons with the surname Rami:
- Ahmed Rami (poet), (1892–1981), Egyptian poet
- Ahmed Rami (writer), (born 1946), Swedish–Moroccan writer and Holocaust denier
- Adil Rami, (born 1985), French footballer
- Yousef Al Rami, the Arabic name given to Joseph of Arimathea, mentioned in the Gospels as the wealthy person in whose tomb Jesus was buried.
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