A literal translation of the name al-Khayyami (or al-Khayyam) means 'tent maker' and this may have been the trade of Ibrahim his father. Khayyam played on the meaning of his own name when he wrote:
Isang literal na pagsasalin ng mga pangalan ng al-Khayyami (o al-Khayyam) ay nangangahulugan ng' tolda manggagawa 'at ito ay maaaring may ay ang kalakalan ng Ibrahim kanyang ama. Khayyam nilalaro sa kahulugan ng kanyang sariling pangalan kapag siya wrote: