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Adão

“earth, man, soil, light brown”

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[aˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃] · Portuguese (Brazil)

Origin: Biblical Hebrew
1 language contexts: Portuguese
Follow the evidence: 6 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Adão

Adão is a masculine given name documented in Portuguese. English Wiktionary traces it to Biblical Hebrew אָדָם via Old Galician-Portuguese, Latin, Ancient Greek, with the stated meaning “earth, Mandingo, soil and light brown”.

Separate records with matching spellings: Adao (Spanish)

Biblical Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “earth, man, soil, light brown”

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Adan, from Latin Ādām, Ādāmus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”), from אדמה (adamah, “red earth, ground”).

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

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06 / Behind the facts

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q20155784CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Adão

Separate records with matching spellings: Adao (Spanish)

Biblical Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “earth, man, soil, light brown”

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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Documented as a given name in Portuguese.

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Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q20155784CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: AdãoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Adão

About Adão

Biblical Hebrew origin

Where Adão is used

Across borders

Portugal

Popularity over time

History

Adam

A name worth keeping.

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Adão

About Adão

Biblical Hebrew origin

Where Adão is used

Across borders

Portugal

Popularity over time

History

Adam

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Adão

Biblical Hebrew origin

Where Adão is used

Across borders

Portugal

Popularity over time

History

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A story to pass on.

About Adão

Biblical Hebrew origin

Where Adão is used

Across borders

Portugal

Popularity over time

History

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Meet the family

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Adam

A name worth keeping.

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