adamstown
/ˈædəmzˌtaʊn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.40 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The capital and only settlement of the Pitcairn Islands.
name
name
A borough of Pennsylvania.
name
A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie and the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔadam- Hebrew אָדָםbor. Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám)bor. Latin Ādāmlbor. Old English Adam Middle English Adam English Adam English -s- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós? Proto-Celtic *dūnombor. Proto-Germanic *tūną Proto-West Germanic *tūn Old English tūn Middle English toun English town ▲ English Adam English -'s English -s English Adams ▲ English town English Adamstown From Adam + -s- + town or Adams + town. The place on Pitcairn is named after John Adams, one of the mutineers who originally settled there. The place in Ireland is named for Adam Devereux, the one in Maryland for Adam Kohlenburg, and the one in Pennsylvania for William Addams.