The personal name Adam derives from the Hebrew noun ha adamah meaning "the ground" or "earth". It is still a Hebrew given name, and its Quranic and Biblical usage has ensured that it is also a common name in all countries which draw on these traditions. It is particularly common in Christian- and Muslim-majority countries. In most languages its spelling is the same, although the pronunciation varies somewhat. Adán is the Spanish form of this name.
Adam is also a surname in many countries, although it is not as common in English as its derivative Adams (sometimes spelled Addams). In other languages there are similar surnames derived from Adam, such as Adamo, Adamov, Adamowicz, Adamski etc.
In Arabic, Adam (آدم) means "made from the earth/mud/clay".
Roger Adam was a French aircraft designer and manufacturer who produced light aircraft in kit from 1948 to 1955. He established the firm Etablissements Aeronautiques R. Adam.
Adam was a major character in the 1994 novel, Mordenheim, written by Chet Williamson.
Fictional character biography
Adam is the darklord of Lamordia. Known as Mordenheim's Monster or the Creature, he is an extremely intelligent and nimble dread flesh golem, based on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Adam is the most successful creation of Dr. Victor Mordenheim in his research into the creation of life, albeit the one that causes him grief unmeasured. Adam reduced the doctor's wife Elise to a vegetative state and apparently murdered their adopted daughter Eva.
The two are inextricably bound together: Dr. Mordenheim has Adam's immortality, and in return Adam shares the doctor's anguish.
Usually hidden from sight, Adam is believed to spend most of his time on the Isle of Agony, part of the archipelago known as the Finger.
References
Sources
Cermak, Andrew, John W. Mangrum, and Andrew Wyatt. Secrets of the Dread Realms (White Wolf Publishing, 2001).
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One defeat from six until now is a fine Celtic return ... The first half was a scrappy, bitty affair ... So, too, was the swapping of Furuhashi for the more direct AdamIdah. As the game stretched, KasperSchmeichel was suddenly called into meaningful action.
Midfielder Arne Engels opened the scoring at Parkhead in the sixth minute but the visitors spurned several opportunities before the break, with Mykola Kukharevych thwarted twice by Celtic keeper KasperSchmeichel.
Parkhead striker AdamIdah should also have had a couple before the break before his header in the 54th minute was helped into his own net by Easter Road skipper Joe Newell.
The record books show that twice, in fact, they did not ... Still Celtic found a way to get the job done ... In landing KasperSchmeichel, AdamIdah, Auston Trusty, AlexValle, Arne Engels and Luke McCowan, the manager got the desired backing of his board ... .
The two new grooms join the dating experiment this week, which has so far seen Polly marry Adam, Kasper and Emma tie the knot and same sex couple Eve and Charlie commit to each other after meeting for the first time at the altar.
They have got to say ‘we can’t do this away from home against top teams, we have to find another way of playing at times’.READ THIS…Peter Schmeichel on his advice to Kasper after Celtic’s bad day at the office.
After opening their Premiership campaign with five clean sheets for the first time since 1906-07 and spending £30million on summer signings Arne Engels, KasperSchmeichel, AdamIdah, Auston Trusty and ...
... recent days after the club took some time to secure the returns of former loan players Paulo Bernardo and AdamIdah, whose signings followed that of goalkeepers KasperSchmeichel and Viljami Sinisalo.
