Adam
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Adam belongs to a family of 30 related names.Showing 15 most common variations.
noun 1. (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
noun 2. Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792)
noun 3. street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
The first man and the progenitor of the human race.; A male given name from Hebrew.
Etymology: From Middle English Adam, from Old English Adam, from Latin Adam, Adamus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”), from אדמה (adamah, “red earth, ground”).
archaic form of Adán (“biblical figure”)
Adam (biblical figure); a male given name; diminutive forms Adanet, Adenot, Adnet, Adnot
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
Adam; a male given name; variant form Adi
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Adam, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), from Hebrew אָדָם (ʾāḏām, “man, soil, light brown”).
ecstasy (drug)
Etymology: Alteration of MDMA.
a male given name from Arabic, less common variant of Adem
Etymology: From Arabic آدَم (ʔādam).
Adam (Biblical character, mythological first man); a male given name from Hebrew
Etymology: From Middle Dutch Adam, from Latin Ādām, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), from Hebrew אָדָם (“Adam”).
Adam (biblical figure); a male given name, equivalent to English Adam
Etymology: From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
The letter "A" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
Etymology: From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
Adam (biblical figure); a male given name
Etymology: From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
Adam (biblical figure); a male given name
Etymology: From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
Adam (biblical figure); a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Adam
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
a male given name; a surname
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Адамъ (Adamŭ).
Adam (Biblical figure); a male given name, equivalent to English Adam
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם, from א־ד־ם.
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Natural leaders who forge their own path with determination and courage.
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Adam Teuto
German writer
Born: 1301
Adam Thorpe
British writer
Born: 1956
Adam Smith
Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723–1790)
Born: 1723
Ernst von Wildenbruch
German poet (1845–1909)
Born: 1845
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