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Where does “Adan” come from?

Adan (Cebuano) comes from Spanish Adán, from Hebrew אָדָם, from Hebrew אדמה — earth, soil, land.

Adan (Cebuano): a man

Definitions

  1. a man

Ancestry of “Adan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishAdán—
2Hebrewאָדָםearth, man, soil, light brown; Adam; man, person
3Hebrewאדמהearth, soil, land
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