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Adams
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adāms Ādams
Translingual
Proper noun
A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Johannes Michael Friedrich Adams (1780-1838).
Further reading
Author query of the International Plant Names Index
mul Botanical author abbreviations
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈædəmz/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Adams.wav Southern England
Etymology 1
en :af Adam -s<id:patronymic> 1 +
fishing fly Named after Charles Adams, who asked his friend Leonard Halladay to design the fly.
Alternative forms
en Addams rare
Proper noun
~ * +
en patronymics derived from Adam.
en Wayne Parry U.S. bans on gasoline-powered leaf blowers grow, as does blowback from landscaping industry w:AP News https://apnews.com/article/gas-powered-leaf-blower-bans-landscaping-climate-bcd6f7ffbd92abdf00d699457ce5333a 2024-06-20 Maplewood, New Jersey Mayor Nancy Adams said her community banned gas-powered blowers in January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20240819155005/https://apnews.com/article/gas-powered-leaf-blower-bans-landscaping-climate-bcd6f7ffbd92abdf00d699457ce5333a
en number of places c/USA:
en ucomm co/Lake County s/California.
en Corte Madera, California.
en ucomm co/Decatur County s/Indiana.
en ucomm co/Morgan County s/Indiana.
en ucomm co/Lawrence County s/Kentucky.
en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Berkshire County s/Massachusetts. TopoZone: Adams, Massachusetts
en minor city co/Mower County s/Minnesota.
en minor city co/Walsh County s/North Dakota.
en village co/Gage County s/Nebraska.
en ucomm co/Middlesex County s/New Jersey.
en town/and/village therein, in co/Jefferson County s/New York.
en ucomm co/Texas County s/Oklahoma.
en minor city co/Umatilla County s/Oregon.
en former community co/Armstrong County s/Pennsylvania.
en minor city co/Robertson County s/Tennessee.
en city/and/town co/Adams County s/Wisconsin.
en town co/Green County s/Wisconsin.
en town co/Jackson County s/Wisconsin.
en ucomm town/Troy co/Walworth County s/Wisconsin.
en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Adams Township.
en municipality p/Ilocos Norte c/Philippines.
en cities and municipalities of Ilocos Norte Adams Bacarra Bandoc Bangui Banna Batac Burgos Carasi Currimao Dingras Dumalneg Laoag Marcos Nueva Era Pagudpud Paoay Pasuquin Piddig Pinili San Nicolas Sarrat Solsona Vintar
en only barangay in the municipality of mun/Adams p/Ilocos Norte c/Philippines.
Derived terms
en Adams Center Adams City Adams County Adams Estate Adams Island Adamsia genus Adamsian adamsite Adamsite Adams's catalyst Adams-Stokes attack Adams-Stokes syndrome Adamstown Adamsville Adams Morgan Adams-Oliver syndrome Fanny Adams North Adams Stokes-Adams attack Adams-Nance syndrome Stokes-Adams syndrome
Descendants
mul Adams 1
mul adamsii 1
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Adams is the 42nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 427,865 individuals. Adams is most common among White (74.0%) and Black/African American (19.9%) individuals.
Noun
+ (dry fly)
en fishing A kind of dry fly primarily used for trout.
en 1991 Ed Engle Fly Fishing the Tailwaters 96 Although I still carry traditionally tied Adamses and a few Ginger Quills and the like, I now fish paraduns almost exclusively when
References
Etymology 2
Proper noun
en proper noun form
en Adam
Anagrams
en aadms Samad
en eponyms
Cebuano
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb municipality p/Ilocos Norte c/Philippines
ceb only barangay in the municipality of mun/Adams p/Ilocos Norte c/Philippines
Anagrams
ceb samad
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Proper noun
+
tl mun p/Ilocos Norte c/Philippines
tl only barangay of mun/Adams p/Ilocos Norte c/Philippines