Adam

Meaning

Proper Noun

• The first man and the progenitor of the human race.
• A male given name from Hebrew.
• Original sin or human frailty.
• (with second or last) Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice, in Christian theology, makes possible the forgiveness of Adam's original sin.
• Designating a neoclassical style of furniture and architecture in the style of Robert and James Adam.

Origin

• From Middle English Adam, from Old English Adam, from Latin Adam, Adamus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ, Ἄδαμος, from Ancient Hebrew אָדָם, from אדמה.