See also: Adao

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Adan, from Latin Ādām, Ādāmus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam, earth, man, soil, light brown), from אדמה (adamah, red earth, ground).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: A‧dão

Proper noun

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Adão m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adam
  2. Adam (in Abrahamic religions, the first man and the progenitor of the human race)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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