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Meaning & Origins
In the Bible, the name of the first man (Genesis 2–3). It probably derives from Hebrew adama ‘earth’ it is a common feature of creation legends that God or a god fashioned the first human beings from earth or clay and breathed life into them. The name was subsequently borne by a 7th-century Irish abbot of Fermo in Italy. It has been very popular in the English-speaking world since the 1960s. In Hebrew it is a generic term for ‘man’ (Genesis 5:2) and has never been considered a personal name, although Hava ‘Eve’ has enjoyed popularity as a Jewish name.
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Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Wat (see Watt)
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Nicknames & variations
Adamo, Adama, Adame, Adamma, Adamae, Adamou, Adamu, Adamm, Adami, Adamn
Witzany, Witzen, Watschke, Wetson, Watsky, Watso, Watsom, Witsen, Watsen, Witsken
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