"Ram" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From ram the animal the constellation resembles Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ram
  1. The constellation Aries. Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-Ram-en-name--smt2v0O Disambiguation of Astronomy: 25 5 19 9 4 5 20 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Hebrew רָם (ram). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|רָם|tr=ram}} Hebrew רָם (ram) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ram
  1. The father of Amminadab and the son of Hezron (biblical figure).
    Sense id: en-Ram-en-name-3Mbs6cc5
  2. A male given name Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Ram-en-name-YXBLU7xd
  3. A surname
    Sense id: en-Ram-en-name-iong5iVh Categories (other): English surnames
  4. Alternative form of Rāma (“an incarnation of the god Vishnu in Hinduism”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Rāma (extra: an incarnation of the god Vishnu in Hinduism)
    Sense id: en-Ram-en-name-ajEsDHtA
  5. One of the two progenitors of the second generation of humans in Mandaeism.
    Sense id: en-Ram-en-name--vwHa6xZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Ram Ram
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: From ram the animal of the mascot for the sports team. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ram
  1. (UK, soccer) Someone connected with Derby County Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-Ram-en-name-NUaAzZF8 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 13 16 4 1 10 41 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 9 9 3 1 8 56 10 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: Rams [plural]
Etymology: From Hebrew רָם (ram). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|רָם|tr=ram}} Hebrew רָם (ram) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ram (plural Rams)
  1. A US Korean War anti-tank weapon
    Sense id: en-Ram-en-noun-sndsI4Lr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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