Adnan (name)

Adnan
Pronunciation	Arabic: [ʕadnaːn]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Arabic, Bosnian, Turkish, and Persian
Origin
Meaning	"settler"

Adnan (Arabic: عدنان‎, ʿAdnān) is a masculine name common in the Muslim World. Its eponymous bearer was Adnan, a legendary figure of both pre-Islamic and Islamic mythology. The etymological meaning of the name is settler, from a semitic root `dn; "to stay, abide".

People with the Name Adnan

• Miangul Adnan Aurangzeb Pakistani politician
• Adnan Abdo al-Sukhni (born 1961), Syrian politician
• Adnan Adıvar (1882–1955), Turkish politician
• Adnan Muhsen (born 1990), Southend Basketball Star
• Adnan Aganović (born 1987), Croatian footballer
• Adnan Ahmed (born 1984), British professional footballer
• Adnan Akmal (born 1985), Pakistani Test-Cricketer-Wicketkeeper
• Adnan Ali Daif, Bahrainian retired footballer
• Adnan Alisic (born 1984), Dutch footballer
• Adnan Awad (born 1942), Palestinian captain
• Adnan Babajić (born 1988), Bosnian singer and television personality
• Adnan Badran (born 1935), Jordanian scientist, academic, politician and prime minister
• Adnan Barakat (born 1982), Moroccan footballer
• Adnan bin Saidi (1915–1942), Malayan soldier who fought and died in Singapore
• Adnan Coker (born 1927), Turkish abstract artist
• Adnan Çolak (born 1952), Turkish serial killer
• Adnan Dirjal (born 1960), Iraqi retired footballer and national team coach
• Adnan al-Dulaimi, Iraqi politician
• Adnan Erkan (born 1968), Turkish footballer
• Adnan Kapau Gani (1905–1968), Indonesian politician
• Adnan Güngör (born 1980), Turkish footballer
• Adnan Gušo (born 1975), Bosnian retired footballer and team coach
• Adnan Hamidovic (born 1982), Bosnian rapper better known by his stage name Frenkie
• Adnan Harmandić, (born 1983), Bosnian handball player
• Adnan al-Husayni (born 1947), Palestinian politician
• Adnan Hussein (born 1954), Lebanese academic and politician
• Adnan al-Janabi, Iraqi politician
• Adnan Januzaj (born 1995), Belgian professional footballer
• Adnan Kahveci (1949–1993), Turkish politician
• Adnan Al-Kaissie (born 1939), Iraqi-American professional wrestler
• Adnan Karim (born 1963), Kurdish singer
• Adnan Kassar (born 1930), Lebanese businessman and politician
• Adnan Khashoggi (born 1935), billionaire Saudi Arabian businessman
• Adnan Mansour (born 1946), Lebanese politician
• Adnan Maral (born 1968), Turkish-German actor
• Adnan Menderes (1899–1961), Turkish prime minister 1950–1960
• Adnan Mravac (born 1981), Bosnian footballer
• Adnan Nawaz, British news and sports broadcaster
• Adnan Oktar (born 1956), Turkish creationist, author, and television personality
• Adnan Omran (born 1934), Syrian politician
• Adnan Pachachi (born 1923), Iraqi politician
• Adnan Polat (born 1953), Turkish businessman
• Adnan Sami (born 1973), Pakistani singer, musician, pianist, actor and composer
• Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah (born 1975), Saudi Arabian member of al-Qaeda
• Adnan Al-Shargi, Lebanese football manager
• Adnan Siddiqui (born 1964), Pakistani model and television actor
• Adnan Süvari (1926–1991), Turkish football coach
• Adnan Syed (born 1980), American convicted murderer
• Adnan Al Talyani (born 1964), Emirati retired footballer
• Adnan Terzić (born 1960), former Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Adnan Şenses (1935–2013), Turkish singer, song writer and actor
• Adnan Yaakob (born 1950), Malaysian politician and the current Menteri Besar of Pahang
• Adnan Yıldız (born 1966), Turkish footballer
• Adnan Zahirović (born 1990), Bosnian footballer
• Adnan al-Zurufi (born 1966), Iraqi politician

Adnan Boudjelal (1995–actual), Breton Singer

Surname

• Ali Adnan, Iraqi archer
• Azman Adnan (born 1971), Malaysian footballer
• Etel Adnan (born 1925), Lebanese-American poet, essayist, and visual artist
• Hassan Adnan (born 1975), Pakistani cricket player