name · noun · 29 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈædəmz/
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CMU ARPABET:AE1 D AH0 M Z
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name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Adam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 2
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lake County, California.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 3
A number of places in the United States:
Former name of Corte Madera, California.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 4
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Decatur County, Indiana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 5
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 6
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Kentucky.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 7
A number of places in the United States:
A town and census-designated place therein, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 8
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Mower County, Minnesota.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 9
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Walsh County, North Dakota.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 10
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Gage County, Nebraska.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 11
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 12
A number of places in the United States:
A town and village therein, in Jefferson County, New York.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 13
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Texas County, Oklahoma.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 14
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Umatilla County, Oregon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 15
A number of places in the United States:
A former community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 16
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Robertson County, Tennessee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 17
A number of places in the United States:
A city and town in Adams County, Wisconsin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 18
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Green County, Wisconsin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 19
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 20
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Troy, Walworth County, Wisconsin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 21
A number of places in the United States:
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Adams Township.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 22
A municipality of Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 23
The only barangay in the municipality of Adams, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 24
plural of Adam
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 25
A kind of dry fly primarily used for trout.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
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noun
Meaning 26
a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Mount Adams
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mountain peak
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noun
Meaning 27
2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: John Adams, President Adams, President John Adams
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: President of the United States, United States President, President, Chief Executive
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noun
Meaning 28
6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: John Quincy Adams, President Adams, President John Quincy Adams
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: President of the United States, United States President, President, Chief Executive
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noun
Meaning 29
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Sam Adams, Samuel Adams
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: American Revolutionary leader
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔadam- Hebrew אָדָםbor. Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám)bor. Latin Ādāmlbor. Old English Adam Middle English Adam English Adam English -'s English -s English Adams From Adam + -s. (fishing fly): Named after Charles Adams, who asked his friend Leonard Halladay to design the fly.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.