What do Adam and Eve's names mean?

Answer 1

AnswerCain (Hebrew: qayin): Related to qanithi, from a root qanah, meaning "to possess", also perhaps related to qoneh, meaning "to form or shape or make or create". The text suggests that his mother was very possessive about Cain, so his name could mean a formed being, or a being created and possessed by his mother.

Abel (Hebrew: Hevel) is homonymous with a biblical word that means "breath that vanishes". Some who know Hebrew are aware of the pun and think that Abel is prophetically named.

Seth: Some think this name comes from Egyptian, based on the god Seth.

Answer 2

Adam is pronounced Ah-dahm (אדם) and means "human being", "earth" or "red"

Eve is pronounced Hah-vah (חוה) and means "life"