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Âdem

Biblical Hebrew roots

Language context for this entry: Turkish

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/aːˈdæm/ · Turkish

Origin: Biblical Hebrew
1 language context: Turkish
Follow the evidence: 5 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Âdem

Âdem is a masculine given name documented in Turkish. English Wiktionary traces it to Biblical Hebrew via Ottoman Turkish and Arabic.

Biblical Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آدم (Âdem), from Old Anatolian Turkish آدم (âdem), borrowed from Arabic آدَم (ʔādam), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (āḏā́m). Doublet of adam.

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Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

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Documented as a given name in Turkish.

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms5

Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-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 Âdem

Âdem is a masculine given name documented in Turkish. English Wiktionary traces it to Biblical Hebrew via Ottoman Turkish and Arabic.

Biblical Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Follow the language links in this account

Read from more recent borrowed forms toward older source forms. This is a derivation account, not a dated timeline.

Ottoman Turkish
Arabic
Biblical Hebrew

Only explicit language links are shown. The full passage may also discuss word roots, comparisons or uncertain proposals.

Read the cited Wiktionary entry

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Âdem is used

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country in our sources

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Türkiye

Language records

Documented as a given name in Turkish.

Explore Türkiye

1 of 1 country

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms5

Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ÂdemCC-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.

A story to pass on.

About Âdem

Biblical Hebrew origin

Where Âdem is used

Across borders

Türkiye

Popularity over time

History

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A story to pass on.

About Âdem

Biblical Hebrew origin

Where Âdem is used

Across borders

Türkiye

Popularity over time

History

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page