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Adam (given name)

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Adam
Michelangelo's Creation of Adam, from the Sistine Chapel ceiling
Pronunciation/ˈædəm/
GenderMale
LanguageHebrew, Aramaic, Akkadian, Arabic
Origin
Meaning"Earth" or "Soil"
Other names
NicknameAd
See alsoAdan, Adão, Adem

Adam is a common masculine given name in the English language, of Hebrew origin.

The name derives from Adam (Hebrew: אָדָם), the first human according to the Hebrew Bible. When used as noun, אָדָם means "man" or "humanity".[1][2] Contemporary scholarly research also proposes different parallels and possible origins for the name Adam.[3]

Its Biblical and Quranic uses have ensured that it is a common name in countries which draw on these traditions, and it is particularly common in Christian and Muslim majority countries. In most languages, its spelling is the same, although the pronunciation varies. Adán and Adão are the Spanish and Portuguese forms, respectively.

Adam is also a surname in many countries, although it is not as common in English as its derivative Adams (sometimes spelt Addams). In other languages, there are similar surnames derived from Adam, such as Adamo, Adamov, Adamowicz, Adamski, McAdam, etc.

In Arabic, Adam (آدم) means "made from earth's mud".[4][5]

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  • Adam Quesnell (born 1981/1982), American stand-up comedian
  • Adam Quick (born 1981), Australian basketball player
  • Adam Quinlan (born 1992), Australian rugby league footballer
  • Adam Quinn (born 1973), American bagpipe player, instructor, and composer

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  • Adam Yacenda (1915–1986), American newspaper publisher and political advisor
  • Adam Yamaguchi, American television journalist and producer
  • Adam Yarmolinsky (1922–2000), American academic, educator, and author
  • Adam Yates (born 1983), English footballer
  • Adam Yates (born 1992), English racing cyclist
  • Adam Yauch (1964–2012), American rapper and member of the Beastie Boys, known professionally as MCA
  • Adam Baako Nortey Yeboah (born 1950), Ghanaian politician and manager
  • Adam J. Yeend (born 1980), Australian actor and producer
  • Adam Yosef (born 1981), British multimedia journalist, photojournalist, and community activist
  • Adam Young (born 1982), American politician
  • Adam Young, American singer-songwriter and member of the electronic project Owl City

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  • Adam, a character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Adam Barlow, character on the British soap opera Coronation Street
  • Adam Barton, on the British soap opera Emmerdale
  • Adam Best, on the British soap opera EastEnders
  • Adam Cameron, character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away
  • Adam Carrington, on the television show Dynasty
  • Adam Carter, from the BBC television espionage show Spooks
  • Adam Chandler, on the American soap opera All My Children
  • Adam Cooper, on the Australian police drama series Blue Heelers
  • Adam Dalgliesh, protagonist of mystery novels by P. D. James
  • Adam Eddington, major character in multiple novels by Madeleine L'Engle
  • Adam Heywood, character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
  • Adam Link, humanoid robot in the short stories of Eando Binder
  • Adam Mitchell, from Doctor Who
  • Adam Newman, in the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
  • Adam Ross, a main character in CSI: NY
  • Adam Schiff, on the American TV show Law & Order
  • Adam Strange, DC Comics superhero
  • Adam Warlock, a Marvel Comics character
  • Adam West, character in the American animated television series Family Guy, voiced by Adam West
  • Adam Willis, on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
  • Adam X, a Marvel Comics character
  • Black Adam, born Teth-Adam, a supervillain and occasional antihero from DC Comics
  • Prince Adam, the alter ego of He-Man in the animated TV series
  • Prince Adam, the Beast's true human form in Disney's 1991 animated and 2017 live-action films
  • Prince Adam, the heir to the Royal Empire in the 2016 comic book series Empress from Icon Comics

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References

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  1. ↑ "The amazing name Adam: meaning and etymology". Abarim Publications. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ↑ יאיר זקוביץ, "עולם התנ"ך: בראשית", תל אביב, דוידזון-עתי, 1994, עמ' 25
  3. ↑ "The Origin and Etymology of Hebrew אָדָם (ʾādām): A Comparative Semitic Analysis". Institute for Hebrew Language and Literature. 2026-07-12. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  4. ↑ Team, Almaany. "تعريف و شرح و معنى آدم بالعربي في معاجم اللغة العربية معجم المعاني الجامع، المعجم الوسيط ،اللغة العربية المعاصر ،الرائد ،لسان العرب ،القاموس المحيط - معجم عربي عربي صفحة 1". www.almaany.com.
  5. ↑ "معنى اسم آدم عليه السلام - إسلام ويب - مركز الفتوى". www.islamweb.net.
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