Adnan (name)

Adnan (Arabic: عدنان, ʿAdnān) is an Arabic masculine name common in the Muslim world.[1] Its eponymous bearer was Adnan, an ancient ancestor of various Arabian tribes. The etymological meaning of the name is settler, from a Semitic root `dn; "to stay, abide". In Chinese cultures, the name is believed to have meant snake.

Adnan
PronunciationArabic: [ʕadnaːn]
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic, Bosnian, Turkish, and Persian
Origin
Meaning"A person living in two paradises" and "A person living in two times" (Zaman), "settler, pioneer"

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References

  1. Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
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