Hebrew · Arabic

Adam

AD-um

Meaning: Man; humanity

Boy
Familiar
2 syllables

The story

Adam is the Hebrew word for man. Genesis connects his name with adamah, earth, through a wordplay; that story is more certain than the name’s deeper etymology.

Nicknames

Ad
Addy

Spellings & variants

Adem
Adamo
Adão

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

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Style

Origins

Adam comes from Hebrew and Arabic.

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