Adam
\a.dɑ̃\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Latin origin, first recorded around Premier quart du XIIᵉ siècle.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| First recorded | Premier quart du XIIᵉ siècle |
| Pronunciation | \a.dɑ̃\ |
Origin and meaning
Borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Iceland
- Denmark
- Sweden
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Wikimedia Commons (France (Île-de-France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).