Adam

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Quotations 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 See also 2 Catalan 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Proper noun 3 Czech 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Proper noun 3.2.1 Related terms 4 Danish 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Proper noun 5 Ewe 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Proper noun 5.2.1 See also 6 French 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Pronunciation 6.3 Proper noun 6.3.1 Related terms 7 German 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Proper noun 8 Icelandic 8.1 Etymology 8.2 Proper noun 8.2.1 Derived terms 8.2.2 See also 8.3 Anagrams 9 Norwegian 9.1 Etymology 9.2 Proper noun 10 Polish 10.1 Etymology 10.2 Pronunciation 10.3 Proper noun 10.3.1 Declension 10.3.2 Derived terms 11 Serbo-Croatian 11.1 Etymology 11.2 Proper noun 11.2.1 Declension 12 Spanish 12.1 Etymology 12.2 Proper noun 12.2.1 Quotations 13 Swedish 13.1 Etymology 13.2 Proper noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam), “‘earth, man, soil, light brown’”) < אדמה (adamah) 'red earth', 'ground'.

[edit] Proper noun

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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• 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 3:20

  And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

• 1667 — John 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,

• 1739 — Charles Wesley, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

  Second Adam from above,
  Reinstate us in thy love.

• 1859 — George 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.

• 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, 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] See also

• Eve
• Wikipedia article on Adam and Eve
• Wikipedia article on original sin
• Edom

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology

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

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Adam

1. A male given name. Catalan equivalent of Adam.

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[edit] Czech

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[edit] Etymology

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

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Adam m.

1. A male given name, cognate to Adam.

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• Pet forms: Adámek, Damek, Áďa

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

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

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Adam

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

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[edit] Ewe

[edit] Etymology

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

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Adam

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

[edit] See also

• Xawa

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

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

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•  Audio (Paris)^{help, file}

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Adam

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

[edit] Related terms

• pet forms: Adanet, Adenot, Adnet, Adnot

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

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

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Adam

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

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Etymology

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

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Adam m. (Adam-s, -)

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

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• adamsepli
• Adam og Eva

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• Eva

[edit] Anagrams

• dama

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

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

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Adam

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

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

•  Audio^{help, file}

[edit] Proper noun

Adam m.

1. A male given name

[edit] Declension

[edit] Derived terms

• Adaś

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Etymology

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

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Adam m. (Cyrillic spelling Адам)

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

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

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

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Adam m.

1. (Biblical) Adam

[edit] Quotations

• 1602 — La 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.

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Proper noun

Adam

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