Given name
Addar
“wide open place”·“honorable”
Addar is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאדר
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Addar means “wide open place” or “honorable.”
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Where it comes from
Addar is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'adar (אדר), “to be majestic or wide.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Addar appears in 1 Chronicles 8:3, Genesis 46:21, Numbers 26:40 and 2 other passages.
- 1 Chronicles 8:3
- Genesis 46:21
- Numbers 26:40
- Joshua 15:3
- Numbers 34:4
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Addar’s family of names
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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