Adam
Man or human being in Hebrew
Adam is the Hebrew word for man or human being used as a personal name. Genesis connects it by wordplay with adamah, ground or earth, in the creation account.
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- Adam♂Man or human being in Hebrew
- Alexander♂Defending men
- Alexandra♀Feminine of Alexander: defending men
- Ana Marie·Ana: form of Anna; Marie: French and Czech form of Maria
- Anna♀Grace or favour
- Antonie♂♀Czech Antonia form or Dutch Antonius form
- Bela♂♀Béla-related and Slavic name forms have separate roots
- Benjamín♂Son of the right hand
- Damián♂Spanish form of Damian; related to taming
- Dana♂♀Surname-derived name; also short for Daniel
- Dominga♀Feminine form of Domingo; of the Lord
- Eduard♂Guardian of wealth
- Emil♂From Roman Aemilius, traditionally linked to “rival”
- Erik♂Ruler; first element variously interpreted
- Ester♂♀Form of the biblical name Esther
- Gabriela♀Feminine form of Gabriel; divine-strength association
- Halina♀Calm; Slavic form in the Galina family
- Hubert♂Mind or heart, and bright
- Jan♂♀Form of Johannes, in the John name family
- Jana♀God is gracious; Czech John-family form
- Johana·Iohanna and John family: Yahweh is gracious
- Jose Marie·Jose: May he add; Marie: Maria-family European form
- Julie♀Form of Julia, from the Roman Julius family
- Kamil♂Arabic perfect/complete; separately a European form of Camillus
- Karel♂Dutch, Czech and Slovene form of Charles
- Karla♀Feminine form of Karl; man or freeman
- Kristina♀Feminine Christian-name form; belonging to Christ
- Leo♂Lion
- Leona♀Feminine form of Leon; lion
- Linda♀Soft or tender; also associated with beautiful
- Magdalena♀Of Magdala
- Marcel♂French form of Marcellus, a Marcus-family diminutive
- Marie Ann·Marie: Maria-family European form; Ann: Anne and Hannah family: favour or grace
- Marie Chanie·Marie: Maria-family European form; Chanie: Documented familiar use paired with Chana
- Michaela♀Feminine form of Michael; who is like God?
- Milan♂♀Dear or gracious in Slavic naming; also an Italian city
- Miriam♀The Hebrew biblical name Miryam, related to Mary
- Monika♀Form of Monica used in several languages
- Nela♀Short form of names containing nel
- Nina♀Short form of names ending in -nina
- Norbert♂North and bright
- Petra♀Feminine of Peter: stone
- René♂Born again; French form of Renatus
- Robin♂♀Old French familiar form of Robert; also a bird name
- Roman♂Roman; a person associated with Rome
- Rose Marie·Rose + Marie: flower-associated name and the Maria family
- Sandra♀Short form of Italian Alessandra
- Tamara♀Date palm, through the biblical Tamar family
- Valerie♀From Valeria: strong or well
- Viktor♂Conqueror or winner
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Alexander
Defending men
Alexander is the Latinized form of Greek Alexandros. Its compound joins alexo, to defend or help, and aner, man, with the stem andr-.
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Feminine of Alexander: defending men
Alexandra is the feminine form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros. The compound concerns defending or helping and men or people.
Read the meaning and history →Ana Marie
Ana: form of Anna; Marie: French and Czech form of Maria
The complete recorded given-name form contains independently documented names: Ana: form of Anna; Marie: French and Czech form of Maria. These component histories remain separate.
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- 39 Dictionary evidence
- 44 Wikidata
- 23 Philippine source records
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