MEANING & HISTORY
What does Adán mean?
Adán is the Spanish form of Hebrew Adam. The Hebrew word refers to man or humankind; Genesis relates the name to adamah, ground or earth.
This is a specific biblical word relationship rather than an unrestricted list of literal meanings. The accent marks the Spanish stress and distinguishes the exact form from unaccented Adan.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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SpanishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
a male given name, equivalent to English Adam
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People with the name Adán
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Adan Santiago
Filipino actor and singer
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Adan Santiago
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Adán in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Adán
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Adan♂Unaccented form of Adán or Adam; man
- Ada♀Germanic noble-name short form; also Hebrew Adah
- Adam♂Man or human being in Hebrew
- Adnan·Settler or one who remains
- Aidan♂Little fire
- Dan♂He judged; also a familiar form of Daniel
- Adel♂Germanic noble-name form; also Arabic just
- Adlai·Biblical Hebrew name, compared with Adalia
What rhymes with Adán?
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Explore Adán further
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- Wikidata given-name item Q18107469 — Adán (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Adan Santiago (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18107469 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Adán (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Adán (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.