What does Adam mean?

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

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)

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.