MEANING & HISTORY
What does Adan mean?
Adan is an unaccented form associated with Spanish Adán, from Hebrew Adam. The Hebrew word means man or humankind; the biblical account links it with adamah, ground or earth, through wordplay. Those are connected ideas.
The exact recorded unaccented form is retained.
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Adán
Man or humankind, linked with earth in Genesis
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. 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
The cited sources trace Adan through Hebrew.
Wiktionary records Adan as a personal name in Tagalog, Cebuano, Spanish.
Dictionary accounts by language
Tagalog
Cebuano
Spanish
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
People with the name Adan
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Adan Santiago
Filipino actor and singer
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Related forms & spellings
Similar names to Adan
Explore names with a similar opening or ending.
- 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
- Edan♂Hebrew Idan transcription: era
- Adel♂♀Germanic noble-name form; also Arabic just
- Adlai♂Biblical Hebrew name, compared with Adalia
What rhymes with Adan?
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 2 elected-candidate records · ODbL 1.0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
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- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata given-name item Q96652121 — Adan (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Khymer Adan Olaso (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Adan (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Adan (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: Adan (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata given-name item Q18107469 — Adán (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Adan Santiago (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Adán (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: Adán (opens in a new tab)