Why did they name Bram...Bram! :biggrin:
The only idea i can come up with is Bram Stoker, the author of "Dracula"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula

Other ideas for this name?

Well the writers do like to name characters after authors (C. S. Lewis et al) so maybe he was named after Bram Stoker? But that does seem kind of odd....

Abraham...maybe?

Bram Stoker was my first thought - what with all the interest in blood that we've seen,

Abraham?

I ran the name Bram - got back: 'thicket' - a nice tangled web there, 'Raven' - I like Poe and the bird's association with death is nicely foreboding and that it's possibly of Dutch origin like De Groot.

ETA: Abraham is good: 'father of a multitude'.
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Well the writers do like to name characters after authors (C. S. Lewis et al) so maybe he was named after Bram Stoker? But that does seem kind of odd....

Have you read Dracula?

There's a shipwreck with a missing crew but some anonymous boxes, a mysterious stranger in a new land - he seems awfully young for his years, messages in cipher - the meaning of the numbers and glyphs have to be deciphered, a sickness passed in the blood, babies get stolen and people appear alive after their death.

Except they're not alive.

And they're not as they were in life either. :ermm:

I really liked it. :biggrin:

Bram could be short for Abraham. Like Jacob...both were biblical fathers. Does Bram have a last name?

Wasn't Bram (Brahm?) Bones in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?
I like the Bram Stoker referrence....I've been meaning to read "The Lair of the White Worm".
It is about a huge mythical snake living in an underground lair that has a bizarre cult.

If you want to take a look at "The Lair of the White Worm" by Bram Stoker, you can at The Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
They provide a variety of e-books for free. They provide a great service. They are looking for people to transcribe, and if you are able, to donate, if just some change.

Brahmin!

Bram is short for Abraham. His real name was Abraham Stoker. I came across this book of his:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jewel_of_Seven_Stars

http://www.classic-literature.co.uk/bram-stoker/the-jewel-of-seven-stars/

At the end, I think of the original version, they are conducting what the call the Experiment with the mummy and a Magic Coffer begins releasing a thick, black smoke that encompasses the room they are in. Lots of Egyptian stuff, resurrection and Black Smoke in this story.

Bram is short for Abraham. His real name was Abraham Stoker.
Great post, Avius! Nice work finding all those similarities.

Also in Dracula,Van Helsing's first name is Abraham

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Brahmin!


Interesting idea, that was the highest "group" in Hinduism, the closest to reaching Moksha, or enlightenment IIRC. "Brahma" also means "knowledge" in sanskrit.

Have you read Dracula?

There's a shipwreck with a missing crew but some anonymous boxes, a mysterious stranger in a new land - he seems awfully young for his years, messages in cipher - the meaning of the numbers and glyphs have to be deciphered, a sickness passed in the blood, babies get stolen and people appear alive after their death.

Except they're not alive.

And they're not as they were in life either.
Brilliant, I think that you've totally hit on something with this. Kudos!

Its a bit of a stretch, but there could be another connection here. Bram is a short for Abraham. Ilana apparently works with Bram. Also, Ilana said she was sent on the behalf of Peter Avellino, the guy Sayid killed on the golf course, following Ben's orders. Sayid also killed Ishmael, also because of what Ben told him. In the Bible, Ishmael was Abraham eldest son. Could they both be on the same team?
If they are, Ben may have lied to Sayid..

Bram Stoker was my first thought - what with all the interest in blood that we've seen,

Abraham?

I ran the name Bram - got back: 'thicket' - a nice tangled web there, 'Raven' - I like Poe and the bird's association with death is nicely foreboding and that it's possibly of Dutch origin like De Groot.

ETA: Abraham is good: 'father of a multitude'.
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Have you read Dracula?

There's a shipwreck with a missing crew but some anonymous boxes, a mysterious stranger in a new land - he seems awfully young for his years, messages in cipher - the meaning of the numbers and glyphs have to be deciphered, a sickness passed in the blood, babies get stolen and people appear alive after their death.

Except they're not alive.

And they're not as they were in life either. :ermm:

I really liked it. :biggrin:

You, my dear, are full of win :biggrin:

Its a bit of a stretch, but there could be another connection here. Bram is a short for Abraham. Ilana apparently works with Bram. Also, Ilana said she was sent on the behalf of Peter Avellino, the guy Sayid killed on the golf course, following Ben's orders. Sayid also killed Ishmael, also because of what Ben told him. In the Bible, Ishmael was Abraham eldest son. Could they both be on the same team?
If they are, Ben may have lied to Sayid..

I firmly believed Ben was lying to Sayid right from the start. It's just not plausible they were really working for Widmore. And, I think, on some level, Sayid knew it.