Meaning & History

"man"

"to be red"

"to make"

This is the Hebrew word for. It could be ultimately derived from Hebrewmeaning, referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Akkadianmeaning

According to Genesis in the Old Testament Adam was created from the earth by God (there is a word play on Hebrewmeaning "earth"). He and Eve were supposedly the first humans, living happily in the Garden of Eden until they ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. As a result they were expelled from Eden to the lands to the east, where they gave birth the second generation, including Cain Abel and Seth

As an English Christian name,has been common since the Middle Ages, and it received a boost after the Protestant Reformation . A famous bearer was Scottish economist Adam Smith (1723-1790).