Adam: Boys Baby Name Meaning

Adam Baby Name

The name Adam means ‘man’.

Adam is the Hebrew word for ‘man’. It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew (‘adam) meaning ‘to be red’, referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Akkadian adamu meaning ‘to make’.

According to Genesis in the Old Testament Adam was created from the earth by God (there is a word play on Hebrew (‘adamah) meaning ‘earth’).

He and Eve were supposedly the first humans, living in the Garden of Eden until they ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

As a result they were expelled from Eden to the lands to the east, where they gave birth the second generation, including Cain, Abel and Seth.

Adam is also the generic term for ‘mankind’ as told in Genesis 5:2. The first human being Adam has also supplied us with a few idioms; for instance, to ‘not know someone from Adam’ meaning to not know him at all; ‘Adam’s ale’ (water); and, our personal favorite, ‘Adam’s apple’ (the bulge in men’s throats representing where the forbidden apple got stuck). 

As an English Christian name, Adam has been common since the Middle Ages, and it received a boost after the Protestant Reformation.

Famous people who share the name Adam:

Adam Levine (musician); Adam Sandler (actor/comic); Adam West (actor); Adam Yauch (musician); Adam Smith (economist).

 

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