The Hebrew patriarchs preserved their Aramaic names and spoke in Aramaic.
A quick 'google' search turned up the following. It is late, so I can't pursue it further. Start here and please share with us what you learn. ;-D
"Hebrew is one of the world's oldest languages, spoken and written today in much the same way as it was more than two thousand years ago. After ceasing to exist as a spoken language about 250 B.C., it was reborn as a modern language in the 19th century, and today it is the principal language of the State of Israel. Books, newspapers, and magazines published in Israel today are written in a Hebrew that is much the same as the language of the Bible."
Aramaic comes through Aram the 5th born son of Shem. The name Hebrew is derived through Eber, grandson of Arpakshad, the 3rd son of Shem.