Adah

  • Unisex
  • 4 letters
African First daughter. (Nigerian).
Biblical An assembly
Hebrew Beautiful. Ornament. The Old Testament wives of Lamech and Esau were named Adah. Used occasionally in English-speaking countries since the 16th century.

Adah is a unisex name of African, Biblical and Hebrew origin. Meaning in African: First daughter. (Nigerian). Meaning in Biblical: An assembly. Meaning in Hebrew: Beautiful. Ornament. The Old Testament wives of Lamech and Esau were named Adah. Used occasionally in English-speaking countries since the 16th century. The name has 4 letters.

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