Names are important. In the book of Genesis especially, names are often playful puns. 

Names

The name Adam (adam/אדם) in biblical Hebrew is a pun on the word adamah (אדמה) for land, soil, or ground. The name Eve (heva/חוה) is derived from the verb “to live, to be alive.” Likewise the name Abram is derived from av meaning “father” and ram meaning ...