Given name

Âdem

Âdem is a masculine given name from Arabic, ultimately from Proto-Semitic. It is used in Turkish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Âdem comes from Arabic, and ultimately from Proto-Semitic.

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How it developed

From Arabic آدَم, from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (āḏā́m), from Proto-Semitic *ʔadam-.

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Âdem’s family of names

In Turkish usage, Âdem shares an earlier linguistic root with Adam. In Turkish usage, Âdem has an alternative spelling in Adem.

Walk Âdem’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Âdem, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

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Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Elyesa

Elyesa is a masculine given name from Arabic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Turkish.

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Yushua

“God is salvation” · “God . is salvation”

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Homon

Homon is a given name, probably from Biblical Hebrew, ultimately from Old Persian. It is used in Judeo-Tat.

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Arabic · Biblical

Mixail

“Who is like God?”

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>99% boys

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Zekeriya

Zekeriya is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Turkish.

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>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Mordecai

“devotee of the god Marduk” · “a servant of Marduk, a Babylonian god”

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Âdem’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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