Adamo

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For other uses, see Adamo (disambiguation).
Adamo
GenderMale
Language(s)Italian
Origin
MeaningItalian form of Adam
Other names
See alsoAdam, Adem

Adamo is both a masculine given name and a surname.[1] Notable people with the name include:

Given name[]

  • Adamo Abate (c. 990 – 1060–1070), Italian medieval Benedictine abbot and saint, a promoter of the unification of the Southern populations in Italy under Roger II of Sicily
  • Adamo Boari (1863–1928), Italian civil engineer and architect
  • Adamo Bozzani (1891-1969), Italian gymnast
  • Adamo Pedro Bronzoni (born 1985), Italian-Peruvian film and video editor and producer
  • Adamo Chiusole (1728-1787), Italian count, painter and art historian
  • Adamo Coulibaly (born 1981), French footballer of Ivorian origin
  • Adamo Paolo Cultraro (born 1973), Italian-American filmmaker, director, writer and producer
  • Adamo Didur (1874–1946), Polish operatic bass singer
  • Adamo Gentile (1615–1662), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lipari
  • Adamo Nagalo (born 2002), Ghanaian footballer
  • Adamo Rossi (1821–1891), Italian clergyman, revolutionary patriot, scholar and librarian
  • Adamo Ruggiero (born 1986), Canadian actor
  • Adamo Scultori (1530–1585), also referred to as Adamo Ghisi, Italian engraver, sculptor and artist
  • Adamo Tadolini (1788–1863), Italian sculptor

Middle name[]

  • Luc Adamo Matéta (born 1949), Congolese politician
  • Paula Adamo DeSutter, United States Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation (2002-2009)

Surname[]

  • Amelia Adamo (born 1947), Swedish editor-in-chief
  • Andrea Adamo (born 1991), Italian footballer
  • Andrea Adamo (racing manager) (born 1971), Italian engineer and racing manager
  • Antonio Adamo (born 1957), Italian pornographic film director
  • Christine Adamo (born 1965), French writer
  • Délizia Adamo (born 1952), Italian / Belgian singer known by the mononym Délizia
  • Donna Adamo (born 1970), American retired professional wrestling valet and professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Elektra
  • Emma Adamo (born c. 1963), British businesswoman
  • Frank Adamo (1893–1988), American doctor honored for his medical service during World War II
  • Giulia Adamo (born 1949), Italian politician
  • Mark Adamo (born 1962), American composer, librettist and professor of music composition
  • Matteo Marchisano-Adamo (born 1973), American sound designer, film editor, composer
  • Momo Adamo (1895–1956), Italian American mobster in the American Mafia
  • Nicola Adamo (born 1959), Italian politician
  • Peter D'Adamo, naturopathic physician and advocate of the Blood type diet
  • Salvatore Adamo (born 1943), Italian / Belgian composer and singer also known as Adamo

References[]

  1. ^ Hanks, P. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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