|
||||
 [ 2 syll. a-dan, ad-an ] The boy name Adan is pronounced as EYDahN KEY. Adan is used predominantly in Italian, Spanish, and English, and its origin is Hebrew, African-Yoruba, and Celtic. From Hebrew, African-Yoruba, and Celtic roots, its meaning is a large bat. In addition, Adan is a variant (Spanish) of the name Aodh (Irish and Scottish). Adan is also a variant (Italian and Spanish) of the name Adam (Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Romanian, and Russian). Adan is also a variant (English) of the name Aidan (English, Irish, and Scottish). Adan is also a spelling variant (Italian and Spanish) of the name Adán (Spanish). The spelling variants Aden (English) and Adin (English) are forms of the name. Adan is a popular baby name for boys, and it is also perceived to be fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1950s. At the modest height of its usage in 2005, 0.054% of baby boys were named Adan. Its ranking then was #287. In 2008, its usage was 0.051% and its ranking #299. Within the group of boy names directly related to Adan, Aidan (English, Irish, and Scottish) was the most commonly used. In 2008, its use outnumbered Adan's by 7 times. Baby names that sound like Adan include Adán (Spanish), Aden (English), Aidan (English, Irish, and Scottish), Aiden (English), Aydan (English), Ayden (English), Aedan (Gaelic), Aeddan (Welsh), Aidyn (English), Aydin (English), Edin (English and Albanian), Edmon (English and Russian), Edon (Albanian), Edwin (English and German), Edwinn (English), Edwyn (English), Etan (English and Hebrew), Edini (Albanian), Edoni (Albanian), and Etienne (French). KEY: Pronunciation for Adan: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
