Ham is a boy’s name of Anglo-Saxon, Biblical and Hebrew origin. Meaning in Anglo-Saxon: Home. Meaning in Biblical: ‘Hot, heat, brown’. Meaning in Hebrew: Hot. One of the sons of Noah in the Old Testament Diminutive of Abraham: Father of a multitude. In the Old Testament patriarch Abram’s name was changed to Abraham when it was revealed he would be father of the Hebrew nation. The name has 3 letters.