# Adam
## English

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### 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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈæ.dəm/
** (General American) IPA: [ˈæɾm̩], [ˈæɾəm]
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Homophone: atom (accents with flapping)
* Hyphenation: A‧dam

### Proper noun

Adam (plural Adams)
* (Abrahamism, religion) The first man and the progenitor of the human race.
** 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 3:20:And Adam called his wiues name Eue, because she was the mother of all liuing.
** 1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 40–43:Say Goddeſs, what enſu'd when Raphael, / The affable Arch-angel, had forewarn'd / Adam by dire example to beware / Apoſtaſie,
* A male given name from Hebrew.
** 1859, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], “The Workshop”, in Adam Bede […], volume I, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, book first, page 3:In his tall stalwartness Adam Bede was a Saxon, and justified his name; but the jet-black hair, made the more noticeable by its contrast with the light paper cap, and the keen glance of the dark eyes that shone from under strongly marked, proninent, and mobile eyebrows, indicated a mixture of Celtic blood.
** 1904, Mark Twain, Extracts from Adam's Diary:Since then I have deciphered some more of Adam’s hieroglyphics, and think he has now become sufficiently important as a public character to justify this publication.
** 1933, Eleanor Farjeon, “Boys' Names”, in Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber, page 90:What splendid names for boys there are! / There's Carol like a rolling car, / And Martin like a flying bird, / And Adam like the Lord's First Word,
* (figuratively) Original sin or human frailty.
* (with second or last) Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice, in Christian theology, makes possible the forgiveness of Adam's original sin.
** 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 15:45:And so it is written: The first man Adam was made a liuing soule, the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
** 1739, Charles Wesley, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing:Second Adam from above, Reinstate us in thy love.
* Designating a neoclassical style of furniture and architecture in the style of Robert and James Adam.
** 1936, HP Lovecraft, The Haunter of the Dark:Inside were six-panelled doors, wide floor-boards, a curving colonial staircase, white Adam-period mantels, and a rear set of rooms three steps below the general level.
** 2001, Norman K. Risjord, Representative Americans: The Revolutionary Generation, page 164:McIntyre's best pieces, such as the fireplace in the Otis house, managed to convey both an opulent warmth and a restrained elegance, and compares favorably with the artistic saturnalia of an Adam fireplace.
* An English surname originating as a patronymic.
* A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
* A French surname originating as a patronymic.
* A German surname originating as a patronymic.

#### Alternative forms

* (English surname): Adams
* (Scottish surname): Adams, McAdam, McAdams, McCaw, MacAdam, MacAdams, MacCaw

#### Derived terms

* Adam and Eve
* Adam and Steve
* Adamesque
* Adamhood
* Adamic, Adamical
* Adamish
* Adamite
* Adamitism
* Adam-ondi-Ahman
* Adam's ale
* Adam's apple
* Adam's Bridge
* Adam's flannel
* Adam's morsel
* Adam's needle
* Adam's Peak
* Adam's wine
* apple of Adam
* as old as Adam, old as Adam
* Atkin (diminutive)
* Charlton Adam
* Christmas Adam
* co-Adamite
* not know someone from Adam
* Old Adam
* pre-Adamite
* pre-Adamitism
* since Adam was a boy

#### Related terms

* Acheson
* Adams
* Adamson
* Adcock
* Addams
* Addey
* Addie
* Addis
* Addison
* Addy
* Addyman
* Ade
* Ades
* Adey
* Adie
* Adkin
* Adkins
* Adnett
* Adnitt
* Aicken
* Aiken
* Aikens
* Aikin
* Aikins
* Aitchison
* Aitken
* Aitkens
* Aitkin
* Aitkins
* Atcheson
* Atkin
* Atkins
* Atkinson
* Baddams
* Hadcock
* Haddy
* Keddie
* Keddy
* Kiddie
* Kiddy
* Macadam
* MacAdam
* McAdams
* McAdie
* McCaw
* McGaw
* Megaw

#### Translations
### See also

* Eve
* Wikipedia article on Adam and Eve
* Wikipedia article on original sin
* Edom
* Esau

### Anagrams

* A.A.M.D., dama

## Albanian
### Etymology

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”).

### Proper noun

Adam m (definite Adami)
* a male given name, equivalent to English Adam
* (religion, Christianity) Adam (biblical figure)
* (religion, Islam) Adem (“Adam”)

#### Derived terms

* Adami m (patronym)
* Adamaj (patronym)

#### Related terms

* Ademi m (patronym)
* Ademaj (patronym)

## Catalan
### Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əˈðam]
* IPA: (Valencia) [aˈðam]

### Proper noun

Adam m
* a male given name, equivalent to English Adam
* Adam (biblical figure)

#### Derived terms

* adàmic
* adamita

## Cornish
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈædəm/

### Proper noun

Adam
* Adam (biblical figure)

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈadam]

### Proper noun

Adam m anim (diminutive Adámek or Damek or Áďa)
* Adam (biblical figure)
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Adam

#### Declension
## Danish
### Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

### Proper noun

Adam
* Adam (biblical figure)
* a male given name

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch Adam, from Latin Ādām, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), from Hebrew אָדָם (“Adam”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaː.dɑm/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Adam

### Proper noun

Adam m
* Adam (Biblical character, mythological first man)
* a male given name from Hebrew

#### Derived terms

* adamsappel
* adamskostuum

## Ewe
### Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

### Proper noun

Adam
* Adam (biblical figure)
* a male given name

### See also

* Xawa

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.dɑ̃/
* Audio (Paris):(file)

### Proper noun

Adam m
* Adam (biblical figure)
* a male given name; diminutive forms Adanet, Adenot, Adnet, Adnot

#### Derived terms

* ne connaître ni d’Ève ni d’Adam
* pomme d’Adam
* tenue d’Adam

### Anagrams

* dama

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Adam, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), from Hebrew אָדָם (ʾāḏām, “man, soil, light brown”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaːdam/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Adam m (proper noun, strong, genitive Adams)
* (biblical) Adam
* a male given name; variant form Adi

## Hausa
### Etymology

From Arabic آدَم (ʔādam).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔá.dàm/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [ʔá.dàŋ]

### Proper noun

Adàm m
* Adam (biblical character)

#### Derived terms

* ɗan Adàm

## Icelandic
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

### Proper noun

Adam m (proper noun, genitive singular Adams)
* Adam (biblical figure)
* a male given name

#### Derived terms

* adamsepli
* Adam og Eva

### See also

* Eva

### References

* Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
* Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “Adam”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
* Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið

### Anagrams

* dama

## Italian
### Etymology

Alteration of MDMA.

### Noun

Adam m (invariable)
* (informal) ecstasy (drug)

### Anagrams

* dama

## Kashubian
### Alternative forms

* Adóm, (Dialectal) Jadam

### Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Adam.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.dam/
* Rhymes: -adam
* Syllabification: A‧dam

### Proper noun

Adam m pers (related adjective adamów or adamòwi)
* Adam (biblical figure)
* a male given name, equivalent to English Adam

### Further reading

* Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “Adam”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* Ādāmus

### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם, from א־ד־ם.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈaː.daːm/, [ˈäːd̪äːm]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈa.dam/, [ˈäːd̪äm]

### Proper noun

Ādām m sg (indeclinable)
* Adam (Biblical figure)
* (New Latin) a male given name, equivalent to English Adam

#### Declension

Indeclinable noun, singular only.

#### Descendants

* → Middle High German: Adam
** Central Franconian:
*** Hunsrik: Aadem
** German: Adam
* → Old English: Adam
** Middle English: Adam
*** English: Adam
*** Scots: Adam
* → Old Galician-Portuguese: Adan, Adam
** Galician: Adán
** Portuguese: Adão

### References

* “Adam”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* Adam in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Lombard
### Etymology

From Latin Ādām.

### Proper noun

Adam m
* (Old Lombard) Adam (biblical character)

#### Descendants

* Lombard: Adamm

## Malay
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آدم.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [a.dam]
* Rhymes: -dam, -am
* Hyphenation: A‧dam

### Proper noun

Adam (Jawi spelling ادم)
* (Abrahamism, religion) The first man and the progenitor of the human race.
* a male given name from Arabic

#### Compounds

* anak Adam
* bani Adam
* cucu Adam
* kulit Adam

### Further reading

* “Adam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Maltese
### Etymology

From Sicilian Adamu, Addamu and/or Italian Adamo, both from Latin Ādāmus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), from Hebrew אָדָם (āḏām). All religious names (though not all religious words) in Maltese are borrowings from Romance. The inherited form from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam) would be *Iedem, which is preserved in bniedem (“human being”, literally “son of Adam”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈdaːm/
* Audio (Gozo):(file)
* Rhymes: -aːm

### Proper noun

Adam m
* Adam

#### Derived terms

* tadama

## Middle English
### Etymology

From Old English Adam, from Latin Ādāmus, Ādām, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈdaːm/, /ˈadam/

### Proper noun

Adam
* Adam (Biblical progenitor of humankind).
* a male given name from Hebrew; Adam
* (with newe or last) Jesus Christ.

#### Descendants

* English: Adam
* Scots: Adam

#### References

* “Adā̆m, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-15.

## Middle High German
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Ādām, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם, from א־ד־ם.

### Proper noun

Adam m
* a male given name
* (Abrahamism, biblical) Adam

#### Descendants

* Central Franconian:
** Hunsrik: Aadem
* German: Adam

### References

* Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “Adam”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
* "Adam" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

## Norwegian
### Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

### Proper noun

Adam
* Adam (biblical figure)
* a male given name

## Old English
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Ādām, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם, from א־ד־ם.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑ.dɑm/

### Proper noun

Adam m
* Adam (Biblical character)

#### Declension

Strong a-stem:

#### Descendants

* Middle English: Adam
** English: Adam
** Scots: Adam

## Polish
### Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.dam/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -adam
* Syllabification: A‧dam

### Proper noun

Adam m pers (diminutive Adaś)
* Adam (biblical figure)
* a male given name, equivalent to English Adam

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Adam in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Адамъ (Adamŭ).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Adam m
* a male given name
* a surname
* A village in Drăgușeni, Galați, Romania

## Scots
### Etymology

From Middle English Adam, from Latin Ādāmus, Ādām, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám).

### Proper noun

Adam
* Adam (biblical figure)

#### Derived terms

* Adamite
* Adamson
* Addison

### References

* “Adam, prop.n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǎdam/
* Hyphenation: A‧dam

### Proper noun

Àdam m (Cyrillic spelling А̀дам)
* Adam (biblical figure)
* a male given name

#### Declension
### See also

* Adem

### Further reading

* “Adam”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈadam]

### Proper noun

Adam m pers
* Adam (biblical figure)
* a male given name

#### Derived terms

* Aduš
* Ado
* Adamko
* Adko

### Further reading

* “Adam”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈdam/ [aˈð̞ãm]
* Rhymes: -am
* Syllabification: A‧dam

### Proper noun

Adam m
* Archaic form of Adán (“biblical figure”).
** 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 2:20:Y puso Adam nombres á toda bestia y ave de los cielos y á todoanimal del campo.And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; […] (KJV)

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Interjection

Adam
* The letter "A" in the Swedish spelling alphabet

### Proper noun

Adam c (genitive Adams)
* Adam (biblical figure)
* a male given name; diminutive form Adde

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English Adam.

### Proper noun

Adam
* Adam
** 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:20:Tasol i no gat wanpela bilong ol dispela samting inap i stap poroman bilong helpim Adam.→New International Version translation

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Arabic آدَم (ʔādam).

### Proper noun

Adam
* a male given name from Arabic, less common variant of Adem

## Walloon
### Alternative forms

* Adan

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.ˈdam/

### Proper noun

Adam
* (biblical) Adam
* a male given name, equivalent to English Adam