) ▁is ▁a ▁S lav ic ▁surname . ▁Vari ants ▁of ▁this ▁surname ▁include ▁Adam ▁( ), ▁Ad amen ko ▁( ), ▁Ad amen ya ▁( ), ▁Adam ets ▁( ), ▁Adam ik ▁( ), ▁Adam ish in / Ad am ish ina ▁(/ ), ▁Adam kov ich ▁( ), ▁Adam ov ich ▁( ), ▁Adam ush kin / Ad am ush k ina ▁(/ ), ▁Adam ch ik ▁( ), ▁Adam ch uk ▁( ), ▁Adam ys he v / Ad am ys he va ▁(/ ), ▁Adam y uk ▁( ), ▁Ad an in / Ad an ina ▁(/ ), ▁and ▁Ad ank in / Ad ank ina ▁( /). ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁theories ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁these ▁last ▁names . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁commonly ▁accepted ▁one , ▁they ▁derive ▁from ▁various ▁forms ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁mascul ine ▁given ▁name ▁Adam , ▁which ▁was ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁and ▁Bel arus ian ▁languages . ▁Form s ▁" Ad am " ▁and ▁" Ad am ov ich " ▁of ▁this ▁surname ▁are ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁Polish ▁language . ▁ ▁Another ▁theory ▁post ul ates ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁s urn ames ▁derive ▁from ▁the ▁nick names ▁which ▁trace ▁their ▁roots ▁to ▁the ▁dialect al ▁word ▁"" ▁( ad am ), ▁meaning ▁a ▁very ▁tall ▁man . ▁ ▁People ▁with ▁the ▁surname ▁ ▁Adam ov ▁Arthur ▁Adam ov ▁( 1 9 0 8 – 1 9 7 0 ), ▁Russian - born ▁French