Biblical Hebrew origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “person, human”
From Old Irish Ádam, from Latin Ādām, Ādāmus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ, Ἄδαμος (Adám, Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (ʾāḏām, “person, human”), from אֲדָמָה (ʾăḏāmâ, “earth, soil”).
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- Wiktionary: ÁdhamhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- French Wiktionary: ÁdhamhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Chinese Wiktionary: ÁdhamhCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
