Adams

Meaning

1. A town and census-designated place therein, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
2. A kind of dry fly primarily used for trout.
3. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Adam.
4. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana.
5. An unincorporated community in Lake County, California.
6. An unincorporated community in Decatur County, Indiana.
7. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Kentucky.
8. plural of Adam
9. A number of places in the United States:
10. Former name of Corte Madera, California.

Etymology / origin

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 Adams From Adam + -s. (fishing fly): Named after Charles Adams, who asked his friend Leonard Halladay to design the fly.

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