Addam as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Addam

What is the meaning of the name Addam ?

The baby name Addam is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈædəm/ (AD-əm).

Addam is Hebrew in Origin.

Addam is an alternative English spelling of Adam, from Hebrew ʾādām “human being; man,” related to ’ădāmâ “ground, earth” and the sense “ruddy, earthy.” Through the Bible’s first man, the name passed via Greek (Adam) and Latin into medieval Europe. The doubled-d spelling appears sporadically in Middle English records and resurged as a modern stylistic variant while keeping the same pronunciation as Adam.

Widespread across Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions, the name flourished in medieval Britain after the Norman Conquest and has remained steadily popular in many languages. Cognates and variants include Adam (standard English), Ádám (Hungarian), Adán (Spanish), Adan (English/Spanish), Adem (Turkish/Bosnian), Adamo (Italian), and Adámek/Adamczyk (Slavic diminutives/surnames). English nicknames include Addy, Ade, and Adi. Related patronymic surnames are Adams and Addams. Meaning remains “man; person,” “made from the earth.”