Adam
[ˈædəm]Meaning
Hebrew word for "man"; the Hebrew adamah means "earth"
Background Story
The English name comes from Latin Adam, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ, from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם. As an English Christian name it has been common since the Middle Ages and received a boost after the Protestant Reformation. It is also used in Albanian, Finnish, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian and Lithuanian; the feminine form is Adamina.
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