Ornament or adornment
Adah is a Hebrew name meaning 'ornament' or 'adornment.' In the Old Testament, it is the name of two women: the wife of Lamech and the wife of Esau, making it one of the earliest female names recorded in the Bible.
Less common today
Adah isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,687 in 2020.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
19th-century American actress and poet
A character in Barbara Kingsolver's novel · The Poisonwood Bible
