Adam's ale



Adam's ale

A jocular term for water, based on the strong likelihood that Adam hadn't discovered anything stronger (and they call the Garden of Eden a paradise?). Apparently no fans of alliterations, Scots used to refer to water as “Adam's beer.”
See also: ale

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Danielius-Lithuanian
Janinezha-NEEN (French), jə-NEEN (English)French, English, Dutch, German
Math-Welsh Mythology
Pearson['piəsn]
Zhirayr-Armenian
Piloqutinnguaq-Native American, Greenlandic