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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name Adam
Hebrew
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Usage of the Name Adam
English, Jewish, German, Dutch, French, Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, Macedonian, Ukrainian, Arabic, Romanian, Biblical
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Meaning of the Name Adam
The name Adam is derived from the Hebrew noun "adam" meaning "man". Whence this word came is unclear. According to the Abrahamic religions, God created Adam from the earth. From this perspective, the noun adam may have been derived from the Hebrew word "adamah" meaning "earth".
It may also have come from the Hebrew word "adom" meaning "red", referring to the color of Mesopotamian soil. Also, according to some theories, the word "adam" meant "man" or "mankind" in earlier Semitic languages, such as Akkadian or Phoenician.
Adamu, the name of the ancient Assyrian king, may have the same origin. As an English name Adam has been popular since the Middle Ages, and enjoyed a popularity boost in 1960s.
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Interesting Facts about Adam
- The term Adam's apple (earlier Adam's morsel) refers to the folk story that claims that when biblical Adam ate the apple given to him by Eve, a piece became stuck in his throat.
- The idiom "not to know someone from Adam" means not to recognize someone. The phrase "the old Adam" refers to a person's innate compulsion to sin. The phrases "as old as Adam", "since Adam was a boy", and similar phrases refer to something that is very old. The idiom "Adam's ale" means water, the only drink available to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
- The plant names Adam's Flannel (Great Mullein) and Adam's Needle (Yucca) are allusions to the Garden of Eden.
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Famous Bearers
Bearers of the name include Adam Smith (1723 - 1790), a Scottish philosopher and political economist;
Adam Willis Wagnalls (1843 - 1924), an American publisher;
Adam West (born 1928), an American actor;
Adam Ant (born 1954), an English musician;
Adam Sandler (born 1966), an American actor, comedian, and musician;
Adam Pascal (born 1970), an American actor and singer.
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Names Related to Adam
List of names related to Adam.
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