A Name Story by Houdhoud
آدَم
Adam
AA-dam
“Man; from the earth.”
About Adam
Adam is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "man; from the earth" — an Arabic-Arabic-Hebrew name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Of ancient Semitic origin. Name of the first prophet, Adam ﷺ, father of humanity.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Arabic (Hebrew root)
Gender
Boy
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Adam is one such word.
In the Qur’an
Surah 2 : Ayah 31
وَعَلَّمَ آدَمَ الْأَسْمَاءَ كُلَّهَا ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمْ عَلَى الْمَلَائِكَةِ فَقَالَ أَنبِئُونِي بِأَسْمَاءِ هَٰؤُلَاءِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
“And He taught Adam the names — all of them. Then He showed them to the angels and said, 'Inform Me of the names of these, if you are truthful.'”
Saheeh International translation · sourced from Tanzil
Adam appears in the Qur'an directly. The verse above is one of those mentions.
Across history
Who has carried Adam before.
- The Prophet Adam ﷺ, the first human
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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