Adam m
Biblical: name of the first man (Genesis 2–3). It probably derives from Hebrew adama earth; it is a common feature of creation legends that the god responsible fashioned the first human beings from earth or clay and breathed life into them. The name was subsequently borne by a 7th-century Irish abbot of Fermo in Italy. It has enjoyed something of a resurgence in the English-speaking world since the 1960s. In Hebrew it is a generic term for ‘man’ (Genesis 5: 2) and has never been considered a personal name, although Hava ‘Eve’ has enjoyed popularity among Jews.
Derivatives: Irish Gaelic: Ádhamh. Scottish Gaelic: Àdhamh. Italian: Adamo. Spanish: Adán. Portuguese: Adão. Finnish: Aatami.
Pet form: Scottish: ADIF.
First names dictionary. 2012.