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“earth, man, soil, light brown”
[aˈð̞ãn] · Spanish
01 / Meaning & origin
Adán is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, Asturian and Galician. English Wiktionary traces it to Hebrew אָדָם, with the stated meaning “earth, man, soil, light brown”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Adan (Cebuano, Danish), Adàn (st-b130c1ddf3)
4 source accounts
Meaning: “earth, man, soil, light brown”
Borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
Del latín Adam, y este del griego antiguo Ἀδάμ (Adám), del hebreo antiguo אדם (adam, 'persona'), cognado de אדמה (adamá, 'tierra'), en última instancia del protosemita *dam- ('sangre').
Du latin Adam.
Do latim Adam que veio, por sua vez, do grego antigo Ἀδάμ (Adám) que veio do hebraico אדם (adám)
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04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
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