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Where does “Adam” come from?

Adam (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch Adam, from Latin Ādām, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμ, from Hebrew אָדָם, from Hebrew אדמה — earth, soil, land.

Adam (Dutch): Adam

Definitions

  1. Adam

Ancestry of “Adam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchAdam—
2LatinĀdām—
3Ancient Greekἀδάμ—
4Hebrewאָדָםearth, man, soil, light brown; Adam; man, person
5Hebrewאדמהearth, soil, land
Every word from Hebrew אדמה →