"Adam" meaning in Middle English

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Proper name

IPA: /aˈdaːm/, /ˈadam/
Etymology: From Latin Ādāmus, Ādām, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|la|Ādāmus}} Latin Ādāmus, {{m|la|Ādām}} Ādām, {{der|enm|grc|Ἀδάμ}} Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), {{m|grc|Ἄδαμος}} Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), {{der|enm|hbo|אָדָם|sc=Hebr|tr=adam}} Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam) Head templates: {{head|enm|proper noun}} Adam
  1. Adam (Biblical progenitor of humankind).
    Sense id: en-Adam-enm-name-pHL3gN4N
  2. a male given name from Hebrew; Adam Categories (topical): Middle English given names, Middle English male given names
    Sense id: en-Adam-enm-name-I~gxP14f
  3. (with newe or last) Jesus Christ. Categories (topical): Biblical characters
    Sense id: en-Adam-enm-name-UZ-pFmvO Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 6 9 85 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 26 54 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 25 55

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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