Adam is a common masculine given name in the English language, of Hebrew origin. The name derives from the Hebrew noun adamah, meaning "the ground" or "earth". Its Biblical and Quranic uses have ensured that it is a common name in countries which draw on these traditions, and it is particularly common in Christian and Muslim majority countries. In most languages, its spelling is the same, although the pronunciation varies somewhat. Adán and Adão are the Spanish and Portuguese forms, respectively. 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 () means "made from earth's mud". Translations Albanian: Adam, Adham, Adem Arabic: (Adam) Armenian: Ադամ (Adam) Belarusian: Адам (Adam) Bulgarian: Адам (Adam) Chinese Simplified: 亚当 (Yàdāng) Chinese Traditional: 亞當 (Yàdāng) Croatian: Adam Czech: Adam Dutch: Adam Esperanto: Adam French: Adam German: Adam Greek: Αδάμ (Adám) Gujarati: આદમ (Ādama) Hebrew: אדם (Adam) Hindi: आदम (Ādam) Hmong: Adas Hungarian: Ádám Italian: Adamo Japanese: アダム (Adamu) Kannada: ಆಡಮ್ (Āḍam) Korean: 아담, 에덤 (Adam) Lao: ອາດາມ (Adam) Latin: Adamus Malayalam: അദം Māori: Arama Mongolian: Адам (Adam) Persian: آدم (Ādam) Polish: Adam Portuguese: Adão Punjabi: ਆਦਮ (Ādama) Russian: Адам (Adam) Serbian: Adam, Adem Scottish: Adam Slovak: Adam Slovene: Adam Somali: Aden Spanish: Adán Swahili: Adamu Tamil: ஆதாம் (Ātām) Telugu: ఆదాము (Ādaamu) Thai: อาดัม (Xādạm) Turkish: Adem Ukrainian: Адам Uzbek: Odam Vietnamese: Á Đàm Yiddish: Adi or Odem אדם אָדער אָדעם Yoruba: Ádámu People with the given name Adam A Adam, the first man, according to many religions Adamu (fl. c. 2400–2375 BCE), early Assyrian king Adam, Earl of Angus (fl. 1189), Scottish nobleman Adam of Bremen, 11th-century German chronicler Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine (1740–1793), French general Adam of Dryburgh (c. 1140 – c. 1212), Anglo-Scottish theologian and Carthusian monk Adam of Ebrach (died 1161), German abbot and historian Adam of Melrose (died 1222), Bishop of Caithness Adam (monk) (), East Syriac Christian monk Adam (bishop of Ourense) (died 1173/74), Spanish clergy Adam, Count of Schwarzenberg (1583–1641), Brandenburg official during the Thirty Years' War Adam the Welshman (c. 1130–1181), Welsh theologian and Bishop of St Asaph Adam (murder victim) (c. 1990–2001), name given to the victim of an unsolved Thames murder case Adam Abeddou (born 1996), French footballer Adam Abell (c.