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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam) "earth", "man", "soil", "light brown" < אדמה (adamah) 'red earth', 'ground'.

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Singular
Adam

Plural
-

Adam

  1. The first man in the Bible and the Qur'an, said to be the progenitor of the human race.
  2. A male given name.
  3. (figuratively) Original sin or human frailty.

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  • 1611King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 3:20
    And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
  • 1667John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book VII
    Say Goddess, what ensu’d when Raphael,
    The affable Arch-Angel, had forewarn'd
    Adam by dire example to beware
    Apostasie,
  • 1739Charles Wesley, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
    Second Adam from above,
    Reinstate us in thy love.
  • 1859George Eliot, Adam Bede, ch 1
    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, prominent and mobile eyebrows, indicated a mixture of Celtic blood.
  • 1904Mark 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, Over the Garden Wall,Faber and Faber 1933, page 90 ("Boys' Names")
    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,

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[edit] Croatian

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From the Latin proper name Adam, meaning "Adam".

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Adam m.

  1. (Biblical) Adam
  2. A male given name

[edit] Czech

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Adam m.

  1. A male given name, cognate to Adam.

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[edit] Danish

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Adam

  1. (Biblical) Adam.
  2. A male given name.

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Adam

  1. (Biblical) Adam.
  2. A male given name.

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[edit] French

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Adam

  1. (Biblical) Adam.
  2. A male given name.

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[edit] German

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Adam

  1. (Biblical) Adam.
  2. A male given name. Pet form: Adi

[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Etymology

From the Latin proper name Adam, meaning "Adam".

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Adam m. (Adam-s, -)

  1. (Biblical) Adam
  2. A male given name

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[edit] Norwegian

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Adam

  1. (Biblical) Adam.
  2. A male given name.

[edit] Spanish

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Adam m.

  1. (Biblical) Adam

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  • 1602La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 2:20
    Y puso Adam nombres á toda bestia y ave de los cielos y á todoanimal del campo.

[edit] Swedish

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Adam

  1. (Biblical) Adam.
  2. A male given name. Pet form: Adde.
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