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The words Brahm and Brahman and similar have various meanings:

The Sanskrit terms Brahman, Brahma, both from a root brh "to grow, increase", are used in various meanings (depending on the Vedic accent and grammatical gender). See Brahman#Semantics and pronunciation for more details:

• Brahman (bráhman, literally "growth", also "pious utterance, prayer", bráhma n.) is the Hindu idea of the formless transcendental immanent Divine, often in English called "the Brahman".
• Brahma (bráhma m.) is the Creator God, one of the trinity: Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheswara (Siva).
  • There have been rare cases of "Brahma" and "(the) Brahman" being used in English with each others' meanings, e.g. in R.W. Emerson's poem titled "Brahma".
• Brahman (brahmán, not to be confused with bráhman above) is a Vedic Sanskrit word for "priest": see Vedic priest.
• A Brahmin, derived from the Sanskrit masculine noun (brāhmaṇaħ), is a person belonging to the Brahmins, the priestly caste among the four varnas.
• The Brahmanas, derived from the Sanskrit neuter noun (brāhmaṇaṃ), are important Hindu canonical texts that are part of each of the Vedas.

• Brahma (Buddhism) is a type of Buddhist deity.

• Brahman languages are a hypothetical Trans-New Guinea family of languages spoken in Madang Province in Papua New Guinea.

• Brahm or Brahms used as a person's surname, is of German origin. This meaning originated as a short form of "Abraham's son":
  • Johannes Brahms was a well-known music composer
  • William B. Brahms is an American author
  • Nikolaus Joseph Brahm was a German zoologist (1751-1812?)

• Brahman (cattle) is a breed of cattle descended from the Bos indicus.
• The Brahminy Kite is a species of bird
• Brahma (beer), a Brazilian brand of beer
• Boston Brahmin, a term often used to refer to the oldest families in Boston in Massachusetts, USA
• "Brahma" (poem), a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Brahman (band), a Japanese indie rock band
• See Brahmaeidae for the `Brahmin moths'.

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