Boys' names
Adam
Mankind, the first man
آدَم
Adam
Mankind, the first man
Direct Quranicboyhebraic
Pronunciation
Adam
Arabic
آدَم
Gender
Boy
Origin
Hebraic
Root
ʾ-d-m
Quranic status
Direct Quranic
Reference
Surah al-Baqarah 2:31-34
Alternate spellings
Aadam
Origin & meaning
The first Prophet ﷺ and first human, created by Allah's own hand. His story is woven through the Quran.
Quranic source
Surah al-Baqarah 2:31-34
Notable bearers
- · The Prophet Adam ﷺ
Themes
“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).