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What does Adam mean?

Adam Pronunciation of Adam as a boys' name is pronounced AD-um. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Adam is "earth". From "adama". In Hebrew, it is a generic term for "man". Biblical: in the Genesis account, he was the first man created from the red earth of Eden. The name was borne by a seventh-century Irish abbot of Fermo in Italy. Steadily used from the middle ages until the 1700s, and again beginning in the 1970s. An appropriate name for the first boy in a family that has produced many girls. Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr; actor Adam Sandler.

STARTS WITH Ad-

ASSOCIATED WITH earth, biblical, red, irish (gaelic), abbot (monk)

Variations

VARIANTS Ad, Adamo, Adams, Adan, Adao, Addam, Addams, Addem, Addie, Addis, Addison, Addy, Ade, Adem, Adham, Adhamh, Adim, Adnet, Adnon, Adnot, Adom, Atim, Atkins, Edom

SEE ALSO Admon, Damek, Eunan

FEMININE FORMS Adamina, Adana

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Adam Cormac (A.C.), ..

How popular is Adam?

Adam is a very prominent first name for men (#69 out of 1220, Top 6%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#2704 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Adam reached its peak rank of #22 in the U.S. in the 1980s, and is currently at #78. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Adam name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Adam outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Popular variation forms of Adam (#78 IN RECENT RANKINGS) are Adan (#449), Addison (#1440), Ad, Adams and Addie. These relations of Adam reached the height of their popularity in the 1980s (ADOPTION OF 1.1%) and have become much less widespread since (ADOPTION 0.3%, 71.9% LESS).



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Adam, Ad, Adams, Adan, Addie, Addison in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Adam outside U.S.

Similar Names

Adam is pronounced similarly to Wadham. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aad, Abad, Abda, Abdal, Abram, Acim, Adael, Adair, Adal, Adamec, Adamek, Adamik, Adamok (see Damek), Adar, Adare, Adel, Aden, Adi, Adil, Adin, Adiv, Adlai, Adlar, Adnah, Adnan, Ado, Adon, Adya, Aedan, Ahab, Ahim, Aias, Aidan, Ajax, Akim, Alan, Aldan, Alem, Am, Amad, Amal, Aman, Amram, Ara, Aram, Aran, Arda, Ardal, Arram, Asa, Asad, Asaf, Asim, Ava, Avram, Aydan, Azam, Azim, Bram, Cam, Cram, Elam, Gram, Ham, Isam, Kam, Kram, Liam, Lyam, Noam, Ram, Sam and Tam. These names tend to be less commonly used than Adam.

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