Given name & surname · Greek
Αδάμ
Αδάμ (Adám) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Greek.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Adam.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Αδάμ comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek Ᾱ̓δᾱ́μ, from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (ʾāḏām).
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Αδάμ’s family of names
In Greek usage, Αδάμ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Adam. In Greek usage, Αδάμ has a transliteration in Adám. In Greek usage, Αδάμ has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Adán.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Αδάμ has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Αδάμ
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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Gemalli
“pertaining to the camel” · “pertaining to investing”
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Noè
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Benjamina
“child of my right hand” · “son of the right hand”
95% boys · 5% girls
Jorkeam
“green people” · “grasslike folks”
>99% boys
Rehoboam
“the people are enlarged” · “people of width”
>99% boys
Shelesh
“triad” · “third”
>99% boys