Adamek as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Adamek

What is the meaning of the name Adamek ?

The baby name Adamek is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Polish/Czech: /aˈdamɛk/ — respelling: AH-dah-mek.

Adamek is Slavic in Origin.

Adamek is a West Slavic diminutive of Adam, especially in Polish (Adamek) and Czech (Adámek). The suffix -ek marks endearment or smallness and, when fossilized in surnames, can imply “son/descendant of,” so the sense is “little Adam.” Through Adam it goes back to Hebrew ’adam “man, human,” linked to ’adamah “earth,” yielding the traditional meaning “man of the earth.”

In speech Adamek functions chiefly as a pet form; from the late Middle Ages it also stabilized as a common surname across Poland, Czechia, and their diasporas. As a standalone given name it appears only occasionally in modern registries, part of the broader trend of formalizing affectionate forms. Variants and related diminutives include Czech Adámek (accented) and Adameček, Polish Adameczek and Adaś, and Slovak Adamko. Closely related surnominal forms include Adámek/Adamek and Polish Adamczyk. The base name remains Adam in most languages, preserving the same biblical meaning.