Adnan (name)

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Adnan
Gender: Male
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: "Eternal"
"Pleasure"

"A drink from Heaven"

Adnan (Arabic: عدنان ) is the traditional ancestor of the Adnani (Neo-Arabs) of northern Arabia, as opposed to the Qahtani of Southern Arabia who descend from Qahtan. Adnan is said to be a descendant of Ishmael through his son Kedar. His descendants are said to have included Muhammad.


Adnan (Arabic: عدنان ) is an Arabic male name generally used by Muslims and other communities belonging to an Arabic background. In Arabic, it means settler.


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