Adam (given name)

Adam

Michelangelo's Creation of Adam, from the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The personal name Adam is derivation from Hebrew meaning the ground, from which God created Adam as stated in the Bible
Pronunciation	/ˈædəm/
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Hebrew in Canaan or Mesopotamia; Fertile Crescent
Origin
Meaning	Comes from the Hebrew word "adama", which means "earth" or "soil"
Other names
See also	Adan, Adem

Adam is a common masculine given name.

The personal name Adam derives from the Hebrew noun ha adamah meaning "the ground" or "earth". It is still a Hebrew given name, and its Quranic and Biblical usage has ensured that it is also a common name in all countries which draw on these traditions. It is particularly common in Scotland. In most languages its spelling is the same, although the pronunciation varies somewhat. Adán is the Spanish form of this name.

Adam is also a surname in many countries, although it is not as common in English as its derivative Adams (sometimes spelled Addams). In other languages there are similar surnames derived from Adam, such as Adamo, Adamov, Adamowicz, Adamski etc.

In Arabic Adam (آدم) means "made from the earth/mud/clay".

People with the given name Adam

• All pages with titles beginning with Adam

• Adam (bishop of Ourense) (died 1173/4), Spanish churchman
• Adam A. Crown, instructor of classical and historical fencing in Ithaca, New York
• Adam Acres, (May 1878–1955), Ontario farmer and political figure
• Adam Adamandy Kochański (1631–1700), Polish mathematician
• Adam Adami (1603 or 1610–1663), German diplomat and priest
• Adam Adamowicz, the concept artist for Fallout 3
• Adam Afriyie (born 1965), British politician
• Adam Afzelius (1750–1837), Swedish botanist
• Adam Agius, lead vocalist of the Australian progressive metal band Alchemist
• Adam Aitken (born 1960), Australian poet
• Adam Aleksander Sanguszko (1590–1653), noble of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
• Adam Arkin (born 1956), American television, film, and stage actor and director
• Adam Baldwin (born 1962), American actor
• Adam Ballinger (born 1979), Australian basketball player
• Adam Beck (1857–1925), Canadian politician
• Adam Braz (born 1981), Canadian soccer player (Montreal Impact & national team)
• Adam Browne (born 1963), Australian science fiction writer
• Adam Burish (born 1983) American professional ice hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks
• Adam Buxton (born 1969), British actor/writer/TV presenter
• Adam Carolla (born 1964), American actor
• Adam Clayton, (born 1960) bass player in U2
• Adam Copeland (born 1973), Canadian pro wrestler best known as Edge
• Adam Curry (born 1964), original MTV VJ
• Adam d'Ambergau (15th century), Bavarian compositor
• Adam Daniel Rotfeld (born 1938), Polish Foreign Minister
• Adam Darragh (born 1979), Australian basketball player
• Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown (1731–1804), British admiral
• Adam Dunn, (born 1979), First Baseman for the Chicago White Sox
• Adam Emmenecker (born 1985), American basketball player
• Adam Ferrara, American actor and comedian
• Adam Foote, Canadian ice hockey player, born 1971
• Adam Gardner, lead guitarist for the rock band Guster
• Adam Gilchrist (born 1971), Australian cricketer
• Adam Goldberg (born 1980), American football player (St. Louis Rams)
• Adam Gontier (born 1978), lead singer of Canadian alternative rock band Three Days Grace
• Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (1779–1850), Danish poet
• Adam Gregory (born 1987), American actor
• Adam Green (born 1981), American musician
• Adam Greenberg (born 1981), American major league baseball outfielder
• Adam Hart-Davis (born 1943), English Scientist and Television presenter
• Adam Henrich, Canadian hockey player (HC Asiago)
• Adam Horovitz (born 1966), aka Ad-Rock, member of the Beastie Boys
• Adam Ingram (Labour politician) (born 1947), Scottish politician
• Adam Ingram (SNP politician) (born 1951), Scottish politician
• Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (1770 — 1861), Polish leader
• Adam Jones (musician) (born 1965), American Guitarist
• Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski (1734–1823), Polish writer and statesman
• Adam Keller (born 1955), Israeli peace activist
• Adam Kennedy (born 1976) 2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals
• Adam Kennedy (born 1976) 2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals
• Adam Kopycinski (1907–1982), Polish composer
• Adam Klein (born 1988), American swimmer
• Adam Kunkel (born 1981), Canadian hurdler
• Adam Lambert (born 1982), American musician; runner-up of American Idol 8
• Adam Lanza (1992-2012), Perpetrator of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shoooting
• Adam I. Lapidus (born 1963), American television writer
• Adam Lazzara (born 1981), lead singer of Taking Back Sunday
• Adam Levine (born 1979), lead singer and guitarist for Maroon 5
• Adam Loftus (Archbishop) (1533–1605), Irish archbishop
• Adam Lovell (born 1977), Founder and owner (WriteAPrisoner.com)
• Adam MacKenzie (born 1984), Scottish field hockey defender
• Adam Malik (1917–1984), Indonesia's third vice president
• Adam Małysz (born 1977), Polish ski jumper
• Adam McCune, American columnist and freelance writer
• Adam McCune (born 1985), American novelist
• Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855), Polish poet
• Adam McPhee (born 1982), Australian ootball player
• Adam Nichols (born 1991), British musician
• Adam Oates (born 1962), Canadian hockey player
• Adam of Ebrach (died 1161), German abbot and historian
• Adam Pearce (born 1978), American professional wrestler
• Adam Petty (1980–2000), American racecar driver
• Adam Pine (born 1976), Australian freestyle and butterfly swimmer
• Adam Podlesh (born 1983), American football player (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• Adam Putnam (born 1974), American politician
• Adam Quinlan (born 1992), Australian player
• Adam Rapacki (1909–1970), Polish politician and diplomat
• Adam Raphael (born 1938), English journalist
• Adam Rickitt (born 1978), English actor
• Adam Ries (1492–1559), German mathematician
• Adam Ruckwood (born 1974), British backstroke swimmer
• Adam Rundkvist (born 1990), Swedish professional ice hockey player
• Adam Sandler (born 1966), American film actor
• Adam Savage (born 1967), co-host on MythBusters
• Adam Schiff (born 1960), American politician
• Adam Senn (born 1984), American model
• Adam Sessler (born 1973), co-host on X-Play
• Adam Setliff (born 1969), American discus thrower
• Adam Smith (footballer born February 1985), English footballer
• Adam Smith (footballer born September 1985), English footballer
• Adam Smith (ice hockey) (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player
• Adam Smith (politician) (born 1965), American Democratic politician
• Adam Smith (1723–1790), economist and author of Wealth of Nations
• Adam Stern (born 1980), Canadian major league baseball player
• Adam Teuto, 14th century German writer
• Adam von Trott zu Solz (1909–1944), German lawyer and diplomat who opposed the Nazi regime
• Adam Wainwright, American baseball player
• Adam Walker (flautist) (born 1987), English flautist
• Adam Werritty (born 1978), Scottish businessman
• Adam West (born 1928), American television actor
• Adam Whitehead (born 1980), British swimmer
• Adam Willis Wagnalls (1843–1924), American dictionary publisher
• Adam Yauch (1964–2012), aka MCA, a member of the Beastie Boys
• Adam Young (born 1986), musician and founder of the synthpop band, Owl City
• Adam Zamoyski (born 1949), English historian

Fictional characters

• Adam, a character in the TV series "Traffic Light"
• Adam Braverman, a character in the Television series "Parenthood (2010 TV series)"
• Adam Carrington, on the television show "Dynasty"
• Adam Gibson, the Main character in the 2000 film "The 6th Day"
• Adam MacIntyre, an evil clown psychopath in the video game "Dead Rising"
• Adam Park, in the Power Rangers franchise
• Adam Svenson AKA Captain Blue, a main character in the Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons television series
• Adam Torres, fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Adam Jensen, the main character of the video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• Adam Young, fictional character in Mr. Young
• Adam Stan-Height a fictional character in film series, Saw.
• Adam X the X-Treme, character from the Marvel Universe
• Black Adam, born Teth-Adam, an anti-hero and occasional ally/enemy of the DC Comics superhero Captain Marvel.
• Adam, a powerful vampire and the main antagonist of the 2012 film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

See also

• Adam (surname)