Hiram

American  

[hahy-ruhm] / ˈhaɪ rəm /

noun

1. (in the Bible) a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c.

2. a male given name.

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Hiram British  

/ ˈhaɪərəm /

noun

1. 10th century _bc , king of Tyre, who supplied Solomon with materials and craftsmen for the building of the Temple (II Samuel 5:11; I Kings 5:1–18)

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Etymology

Origin of Hiram

Of uncertain meaning; perhaps from Hebrew Ḥīrām “high-born, exalted,” or from Phoenician Ḥīrām “benevolent brother,” or a shortening of Hebrew Aḥīrām “The brother (God) is exalted”

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Hiram

Hiram Louie, 65, flew in from California right before Memorial Day weekend to see K-pop act BTS at Allegiant Stadium with his wife and daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Hiram Kasten, the New York comedian who gained popularity on sitcoms including “Seinfeld,” has died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2024

Buffalo artist Valeria Cray and her son Hiram Cray, a faculty member at the State University of New York Corning Community College, created a sculpture called “Unity for the Honor Space” for the memorial.

From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2024

The visitors had won four and drawn two of their previous six games but were simply blown away, Hiram Boateng scoring a hat-trick in the highest-scoring Football League game since 2011.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2024

“Sheesh, your daddy is the stickenist pa I ever heard of. Seems like you can’t do nothin’ fun, Hiram, ’cept fish and go out to work on your grandaddy’s fields.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe