Adam name - Meaning of Adam
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 1
- Usage
- English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian, Hebrew, Arabic, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
- Pronounced
- A-dəm (English) , a-DAW N (French) , AH-dahm (German, Polish) , AH:-dahm (Dutch) , ah-DAHM (Russian, Ukrainian)
- Adam Meaning
- This is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew ('adam) meaning "to be red", referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Akkadian adamu meaning "to make". According to Genesis in the Old Testament Adam was created from the earth by God (there is a word play on Hebrew ('adamah) "earth"). He and Eve were supposedly the first humans, living happily in the Garden of Eden until Adam ate a forbidden fruit given to him by Eve. As an English Christian name, Adam has been common since the Middle Ages, and it received a boost after the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was Scottish economist Adam Smith (1723-1790). Adam originates in Hebrew language and means "man". In the Bible, Adam is a figure from the Book of Genesis and supposedly the first human God created from the earth. He lived with Eve in the Garden of Eden until he ate a forbidden fruit and was expelled. In the US the popularity of Adam started growing in the 1960s and currently it is a very popular masculine given name not only in the English-speaking world, but in other languages as well.
Adam Related Names
Variant:, Addam
Feminine Form: Adamina (English)
Other Languages: Aatami (Finnish), Akamu (Hawaiian), Ádám (Hungarian), Ádhamh (Irish), Adamo (Italian), Adomas (Lithuanian), Addy (Medieval English), Adão (Portuguese), Adán (Spanish), Adem (Turkish)
Adam Celebrities
Adam Baldwin - actor, Adam West - actor, Adam Arkin - actor, Adam Brody - actor, Adam Garcia - actor, Adam Goldberg - actor, Adam Sandler - actor, Adam Ant - musician, Adam Dunn - baseball player,
