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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ABADAM.
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From A Dictionary
of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley,
1901, and, Surnames, by Bernard Homer Dixon, 1857.
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ABADAM.
Bardsley has: A baptismal name meaning "the
son of Adam" (Welsh ap- or ab-Adam); cf. Bethell,
Bloyd, Breeze, &c.
Dixon has: ABADAM
(Welsh), ADAMSON (Eng.), Son of Adam. ADAMS, Adam's, or of
Adam. These have all the same signification; but in the first two the son
is expressed, while in the last it is understood.
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Reference
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Family
Names Index |
| A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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