What is "adamov"

Adamov (masculine) or Adamova (feminine) may refer to:

Adamov (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, near Brno and Blansko.

In St. Barbara Church. a wooden Gothic altarpiece is found called the Zwettl Altar (Světelský oltář), which embodies a preserved part of the original sculpture carved for the Zwettl Abbey in the early 16th century.

Adamov (, also Adamstädtel) is a village in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located northeast of České Budějovice and has a population of 525 (2005).

Adamov (; masculine) or Adamova (; feminine) is a Slavic surname. Variants of this surname include Adam , Adamenko , Adamenya , Adamets , Adamik , Adamishin/Adamishina , Adamkovich , Adamovich , Adamushkin/Adamushkina , Adamchik , Adamchuk , Adamyshev/Adamysheva , Adamyuk , Adanin/Adanina , and Adankin/Adankina .

There are two theories as to the origins of these last names. According to the most commonly accepted one, they derive from various forms of the Christian masculine given name Adam, which was common in the Ukrainian and Belarusian languages. Forms "Adam" and "Adamovich" of this surname are the same as in the Polish language.

Another theory postulates that at least some of these surnames derive from the nicknames which trace their roots to the dialectal word "" (adam), meaning a very tall man.