Where does “Adamson” come from?

Adamson derives from the Middle English personal name Adam, from Latin Adam, from Hebrew אָדָם meaning "man" or "mankind," ultimately related to Hebrew אדמה meaning "earth" or "ground."

Ancestry of “Adamson”, step by step

Adamson traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Adam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAdamThe first man and the progenitor of the human race
2Middle EnglishAdamAdam Biblical progenitor of humankind
3Old EnglishAdamAdam Biblical character
4LatinĀdāmAdam
5Ancient GreekἀδάμAdam husband of Eve
6Hebrewאָדָםearth, man, soil, light brown; Adam; man, person
7Hebrewאדמהearth, soil, land

via Scots son

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotssonson, male child
2Old Englishsunuson, male child
3Proto-West Germanicsunuson
4Proto-Germanicsunuzson
5Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—

via Scots Adam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotsAdamAdam biblical figure

Words derived from “Adamson”

Every word from Hebrew אדמה →Every word from Hebrew אָדָם →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀδάμ →