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The Name Adah - Origin and Meaning of Adah
  



The Name Adah - Origin and Meaning of Adah


Gender

Feminine

Origin of the Name Adah

Hebrew

Usage of the Name Adah

Jewish, Biblical

Meaning of the Name Adah

The name Adah is an original Hebrew form of Ada (1). In the Old Testament Adah is the wife of Lamech, descendent of Cain. The first of Esau's wives is also named Adah.

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Adah Isaacs Menken (1835 - 1868), an American actress, painter, and poet; Adah Belle Thoms (1870 - 1943), an American nurse.

Names Related to Adah

Refer to the list of names related to Ada (1).
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