Given name & surname

Addams

“man”·“of the earth”

Addams is a variant of Adam. Interpretations include “man” (Hebrew) and “of the earth” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Addams is a variant 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

Addams is a variant of Adam. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.

Explained through its name family

The story

Addams is a variant 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

Addams’s family of names

Addams has a related form in Adam. In English usage, Addams as a surname has a related form in Adams.

Walk Addams’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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

Similar names

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

Biblical

Adaś

“man” · “of the earth”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Âdam

“man, person”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Ábris

Ábris is a masculine given name. It is used in Hungarian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Abame

“mother of a multitude; mother of nations”

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical

Adim

“man” · “of the earth”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Arabic · Biblical

Âdem

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

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical

Addem

“man” · “of the earth”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Greek · Biblical

Agabus

“grasshopper”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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