Adams

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Adam.

Proper noun

  1. 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...
  2. A number of places in the United States:

    1. An unincorporated community in Lake County, California.

    2. Former name of Corte Madera, California.

    3. An unincorporated community in Decatur County, Indiana.

    4. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana.

    5. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Kentucky.

    6. A town and census-designated place therein, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

    7. A minor city in Mower County, Minnesota.

    8. A minor city in Walsh County, North Dakota.

    9. A village in Gage County, Nebraska.

    10. An unincorporated community in Middlesex County, New Jersey.

    11. A town and village therein, in Jefferson County, New York.

    12. An unincorporated community in Texas County, Oklahoma.

    13. A minor city in Umatilla County, Oregon.

    14. A former community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.

    15. A minor city in Robertson County, Tennessee.

    16. A city and town in Adams County, Wisconsin.

    17. A town in Green County, Wisconsin.

    18. A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.

    19. An unincorporated community in Troy, Walworth County, Wisconsin.

    20. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Adams Township.

  3. A municipality of Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

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

  4. The only barangay in the municipality of Adams, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

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.

Forms

Adamses Addams

Derived

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

Proper noun form of, plural

  1. plural of Adam

Origin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

  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

Adamses Addams