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Adams en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈædəmz/
  • (Southern-England) audio

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.

Meanings

  1. A kind of dry fly primarily used for trout.
    • Although I still carry traditionally tied Adamses and a few Ginger Quills and the like, I now fish paraduns almost exclusively when […] 1991, Ed Engle, Fly Fishing the Tailwaters, page 96:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Adamses Number=Plur lexicographic
Addams alternative, rare lexicographic

Adams en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈædəmz/
  • (Southern-England) audio

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.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Adam.
    • Maplewood, New Jersey Mayor Nancy Adams said her community banned gas-powered blowers in January 2023. 2024 June 20, Wayne Parry, “U.S. bans on gasoline-powered leaf blowers grow, as does blowback from landscaping industry”, in AP News, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2024:
  2. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Lake County, California.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ Former name of Corte Madera, California.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Decatur County, Indiana.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana.
  6. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Kentucky.
  7. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and census-designated place therein, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  8. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Mower County, Minnesota.
  9. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Walsh County, North Dakota.
  10. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Gage County, Nebraska.
  11. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
  12. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and village therein, in Jefferson County, New York.
  13. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Texas County, Oklahoma.
  14. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Umatilla County, Oregon.
  15. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A former community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
  16. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Robertson County, Tennessee.
  17. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city and town in Adams County, Wisconsin.
  18. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Green County, Wisconsin.
  19. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
  20. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Troy, Walworth County, Wisconsin.
  21. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A number of townships in the United States, listed under Adams Township.
  22. (countable, uncountable) A municipality of Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
  23. (countable, uncountable) The only barangay in the municipality of Adams, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Adamses Number=Plur lexicographic
Addams alternative, rare lexicographic

Coordinates

Piddig · Burgos · Laoag · Marcos · Adams · Pagudpud · Currimao · Batac · Bangui · Paoay · Dingras · Nueva Era · Dumalneg · Pasuquin · Bandoc · Banna · Bacarra · Carasi

Deriveds

Adams Island · North Adams · Adams-Oliver syndrome · Adams Morgan · Adams's catalyst · Adams Center · Adamsville · Fanny Adams · Stokes-Adams attack · Adamstown · Adams-Stokes syndrome · Stokes-Adams syndrome · Adamsia · Adams City · adamsite · Adams-Nance syndrome · Adamsian · Adams Estate · Adams-Stokes attack · Adams County · Adamsite

Descendants

adamsii · Adams

Adams en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈædəmz/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, plural) plural of Adam
    form of Adam