Given name · also Irish
Ádhamh
“person, human”
Ádhamh is a masculine given name from Old Irish, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ádhamh goes back to Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (ʾāḏām), meaning “person, human.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Ádhamh comes from Old Irish, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Irish usage, Ádhamh developed from Ἀδάμ.
Ádhamh’s family of names
Ádhamh developed from Adam. In Irish usage, Ádhamh has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Adão. In Irish usage, Ádhamh has a conventional equivalent in the English form Adam.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ádhamh has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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“two fold majesty”
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Ábrahám
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Aabraham
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Ibsam
“he will smell sweetly” · “perfumer”
>99% boys
Aćim
“God raises up”
>99% boys
Ahiam
“brother of mother” · “friend of the mother(-city; -land)”
>99% boys
Achaz
“he has grasped” · “possessor”
>99% boys