"Adam" meaning in French

See Adam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /a.dɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-Adam.oga , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Adam.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Adam.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|he|אָדָם||earth, man, soil, light brown|tr=adam}} Borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”) Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Adam m
  1. Adam (biblical figure) Tags: masculine Derived forms: ne connaître ni d'Ève ni d'Adam, pomme d'Adam, tenue d'Adam
    Sense id: en-Adam-fr-name-xXweXwVV Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Biblical characters, Individuals Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 86 14 Disambiguation of Individuals: 75 25
  2. a male given name; diminutive forms Adanet, Adenot, Adnet, Adnot Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Adam-fr-name-VoyOuKgo Categories (other): French given names, French male given names
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "name",
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
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        ],
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          "Adenot",
          "Adenot#French"
        ],
        [
          "Adnet",
          "Adnet#French"
        ],
        [
          "Adnot",
          "Adnot#French"
        ]
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      ]
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    "French terms borrowed from Hebrew",
    "French terms derived from Hebrew",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 32 entries",
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    },
    {
      "word": "pomme d'Adam"
    },
    {
      "word": "tenue d'Adam"
    }
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      ],
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      ],
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          "given name"
        ],
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          "Adanet",
          "Adanet#French"
        ],
        [
          "Adenot",
          "Adenot#French"
        ],
        [
          "Adnet",
          "Adnet#French"
        ],
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          "Adnot",
          "Adnot#French"
        ]
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      ]
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    },
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