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Where does “Adam” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Adam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinĀdām—
2Ancient Greekἀδάμ—
3Hebrewאָדָםearth, man, soil, light brown; Adam; man, person
4Hebrewאדמהearth, soil, land

Words derived from “Adam”

  • Adam
  • Addison
  • Addis
  • Acheson
  • Aiken
  • Adamson
  • Aitken
  • Adkins
  • Ade
  • Adamic
  • Aikin
  • Addy
  • Aitchison
  • Adcock
  • Adey
  • Ades
  • McGaw
  • Adamite
  • Aitkin
  • McCaw
  • Aikens
  • Megaw
  • Addisonian
  • Aikins
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