Given name & surname

Adamek

“man”·“of the earth”

In Polish use, Adamek is a diminutive of Adam. Interpretations include “man” (Hebrew) and “of the earth” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Meaning & origin

What it means

In Polish use, Adamek is a diminutive of Adam. Interpretations include “man” (Hebrew) and “of the earth” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

In Polish use, Adamek is a diminutive of Adam. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In Polish usage, Adamek is a diminutive of Adam. In Polish usage, Adamek as a surname developed from Adámek.

The story

In Polish use, Adamek is a diminutive of Adam. The history of Adam gives this family its wider story. Adam has a place in biblical naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

Adamek’s family of names

In Polish usage, Adamek is a diminutive of Adam. In Polish usage, Adamek as a surname developed from the Czech form Adámek. In German usage, Adamek as a surname has a related form in ADAMEC.

Walk Adamek’s family in the name graph

AdamekAdamAdamecAdámekAdamik

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Around the world

Adamek has relatives in 3 languages.

German

4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

See also 1

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

Similar names

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

Hebrew · Biblical

Amalek

“people that wring”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Aatami

“man” · “of the earth”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Addams

“man” · “of the earth”

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical

Abame

“mother of a multitude; mother of nations”

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical

Adamiah

“of the earth”

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical

Âdam

“man, person”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Amraphel

“but perhaps: one that darkens counsel” · “or the commandment which went forth”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Adoram

“two fold majesty”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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

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