عَدْنَان
Adnan: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin ʿAdnān
Name of the ancestor of the northern Arabs; from ʿadana, “to settle”
Adnan in Islam
ʿAdnan is the ancestor of the Prophet ﷺ up to whom scholars agree on his genealogy: Muhammad son of ʿAbd Allah… son of Nizar, son of Maʿadd, son of ʿAdnan. Beyond that, up to Ismaʿil, genealogists differ.
Meaning of the name Adnan
ʿAdnan is the name of the ancestor of the northern Arabs, a descendant of Ismaʿil according to the genealogists. It is linked to the root ʿ-d-n, “to settle, to dwell in a place”, that of the gardens of ʿAdn, “of everlasting abode”. The name is common throughout the Arab world, in Turkey and in the Balkans.
- In Arabic
- عَدْنَان عدنان
- Transliteration
- ʿAdnān
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Adnan in the Quran?
No: the name Adnan does not appear in the Quran. A name can be beautiful and permissible without coming from the Quran.
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Adnan in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Adnan in each language
- French
- Adnane, Adnan
- English
- Adnan
- Spanish
- Adnán, Adnan
- Turkish
- Adnan
- Arabic
- عَدْنَان