Gender:
Origin:
German
159 famous people named Adel found on Wikipedia.
1334 female, 1274 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
5971-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
986-th in year 1895
Used in: Arabic
Adel is a Germanic monothematic given name meaning "noble" or "nobility". It is also found as a surname, sometimes with a prefix—such as den Adel or van Adel. Modern variants of the name include Norwegian Ådel, Danish Ædel and Yiddish Adell. It is the root of the names Adolf, Albert, Alice, and their variants in other languages.
It is most prevalent in West and North Germanic-speaking countries, North Africa, and, to a lesser extent, various parts of Western Europe and South America.
It is commonly used in Nordic countries as a short form for Adolf, and in Muslim countries as an alternative transliteration of the name Adil (Arabic: عادل or عديل, pronounced [ʕaːdɪl]).
Adele is a popular feminine variant.
Adela is a female given name meaning noble or serene.
Adela is also a male name in Ethiopia. It means favours.
Noble, nobility.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Adel Taarabt | 1989 | Footballer |
2 | Adel al-Jubeir | 1962 | Diplomat and politician of Saudi Arabia |
3 | Sharon den Adel | 1974 | Dutch rock singer |
4 | Adel Imam | 1940 | Egyptian actor |
5 | Adel Kachermi | 1975 | French actor and singer |
6 | Adel Tawil | 1978 | German singer, songwriter and producer |
7 | Adel Abdel-Latif | 1971 | |
8 | Adél Jordán | 1980 | Hungarian actress |
9 | Deng Adel | 1996 | South Sudanese basketball player |
10 | Adel Noori | 1979 | Chinese Guantanamo detainee |
11 | Adel Bencherif | 1975 | French actor |
12 | Adel Abdessemed | 1971 | Artist |
13 | Adel Abdel Bari | 1960 | Egyptian military soldier |
14 | Adel Safar | 1953 | Prime Minister of Syria |
15 | Adel Ferdosipour | 1974 | Iranian journalist, translator, football commentator and television show host and producer |
16 | Adel Gafaiti | 1994 | Algerian footballer |
17 | Adel Smith | 1960 | Italian Muslim activist |
18 | Adel Fakeih | 1959 | Saudi Arabian engineer |
19 | Adel Sedra | 1943 | Canadian electrical engineer |
20 | Donald Kaberry, Baron Kaberry of Adel | 1907 | British politician |
21 | Adel Adham | 1928 | Film actor |
22 | Adel Al Toraifi | 1979 | Saudi journalist and a specialist in Middle Eastern affairs |
23 | Hany Adel | 1976 | Egyptian guitarist, vocalist and screen actor |
24 | Adel Mechaal | 1990 | Middle-distance runner |
25 | Adel Gholami | 1986 | Iranian volleyball player |
26 | Adel Tamano | 1970 | Filipino academic |
27 | Adel Yahya | 1982 | Involved in 21 July London bombings |
28 | Atheer Adel | 1985 | German film actor and stage actor |
29 | Adel Darwish | British journalist | |
30 | Adel Sellimi | 1972 | Tunisian footballer |
31 | Mohammed Adel | 1988 | Egyptian politician |
32 | Adel Iskandar | 1977 | British academic |
33 | Adel Chedli | 1976 | Tunisian footballer |
34 | Zizi Adel | 1987 | Singer |
35 | Adel Osseiran | 1905 | Lebanese politician |
36 | Adel Batterjee | Saudi Arabian businessman | |
37 | Adel Amrouche | 1968 | Algerian footballer Algerian footballer and manager |
38 | Adel Hassan Hamad | 1958 | Sudanese Guantanamo detainee |
39 | Adel Lami | 1985 | Qatari footballer |
40 | Adel Ahmed | 1990 | Qatari footballer |
41 | Adel Karasholi | 1936 | German writer |
42 | Adel Al-Hussain | 1963 | |
43 | Adel Kolahkaj | 1985 | Iranian footballer |
44 | Adel Mouwda | Bahraini politician | |
45 | Adel Abdullah | 1984 | Football player |
46 | Adel Boutobba | 1977 | French association football player |
47 | Daniel Adel | Artist | |
48 | Adel Abdelrahman | 1967 | Egyptian footballer |
49 | Adel Labib | 1945 | Egyptian politician |
50 | Adel Murad | 1949 | Iraqi politician |
51 | Adel Hakim | 1953 | French actor, theatre director and playwright |
52 | Adel Aref | 1980 | |
53 | Adel Rootstein | 1930 | British mannequin designer |
54 | Adel Flaifel | Bahraini State Security Services official | |
55 | Adel Khozam | 1963 | Emirati writer |
56 | Adel Abdulhehim | 1974 | Guantanamo detainee |
57 | Adel Dridi | Tunisian president and chief executive officer | |
58 | Adel Ben Mabrouk | 1970 | Citizen of Tunisia held at the United States' Guantanamo Bay detainment camps |
59 | Adel Amin Hafez | 1919 | Egyptian Air Force chief of staff |
60 | Ahmad Adel | 1984 | Egyptian footballer |
61 | Adel Khamis | 1965 | Qatari footballer |
62 | Adel Eid | 1984 | Egyptian footballer |
63 | Adel Kamel | 1942 | Egyptian musician |
64 | Adel Hekal | 1934 | Footballer |
65 | Adél Kálnay | 1952 | |
66 | Adel Nefzi | 1974 | Tunisian footballer |
67 | Mohamed Adel | 1992 | Egyptian association football player |
68 | Adel Manna | 1947 | Historian |
69 | Ramy Adel | 1979 | Football player |
70 | Adel Omar Sherif | Egyptian judge | |
71 | Adel Abdel-Hamid | 1939 | Egyptian politician and judge |
72 | Adel Ben Hassen | 1964 | Tunisian politician |
73 | Adel Tlatli | 1958 | Tunisian professional basketball head coach |
74 | Adel Abdulaziz | 1980 | Association football player |
75 | Adel Nassief | 1962 | Egyptian artist |
76 | Yathreb Adel | 1996 | Squash player |
77 | Adel Arnaout | 1970 | Alleged letter bomber |
78 | Carolyn Adel | 1978 | Olympic swimmer |
79 | Adel al Zamel | 1963 | Kuwaiti detainee at Guatanamo |
80 | Adel Souto | 1969 | Writer Musician |
81 | Adel al-Zubeidi | Iraqi lawyer | |
82 | Adel Fellous | 1978 | French rugby league player |
83 | Adel Abbas | 1985 | Footballer |
84 | Arthur Adel | 1908 | American astronomer |
85 | Amr Adel | 1980 | Football player |
86 | Adel Mohsin | 1994 | German pianist |
87 | Adel al-Gazzar | 1965 | Guantanamo Bay detainee |
88 | Adel Shams El Din | 1950 | |
89 | Adel El Maamour | 1955 | Egyptian footballer |
90 | Adel Emara | Egyptian general | |
91 | Adel Karam | 1972 | Lebanese actor |
92 | Adel Lakhdari | 1989 | Algerian footballer |
93 | Adel El Hadi | 1980 | Footballer |
94 | Adel Maïza | 1983 | Algerian footballer |
95 | Adel Messali | 1983 | Algerian footballer |
96 | Adel Hussein | 1932 | Activist |
97 | Kurt Adel | 1920 | Austrian literary historian |
98 | Adel Al-Salimi | 1979 | Footballer |
99 | Adel F. Halasa | American scientist | |
100 | Adel Fekih | 1972 | Tunisian politician |
101 | Adel Al-Saraawi | 1962 | Member of the National Assembly of Kuwait |
102 | Adel Guemari | 1984 | Footballer |
103 | Adel El Siwi | 1952 | Egyptian artist |
104 | Adel Gaâloul | 1959 | Tunisian engineer |
105 | Adel Aljabrin | 1968 | Saudi Arabian archer |
106 | Adel Zawati | 1920 | Jordanian and Palestinian politician |
107 | Adel Khalil | Commander of the Egyptian Air Defence Forces January 1986 - December 1987 | |
108 | Adel Al Mulla | 1970 | Qatar football player |
109 | Adel Alawi | 1995 | |
110 | Adel Sarshar | 1992 | Iranian footballer |
111 | Adel Ibrahim Moustafa | 1930 | Olympic wrestler |
112 | Adel Hafsi | 1971 | Record producer |
113 | Adel Fadaaq | 1992 | |
114 | Adel Habib Beldi | 1994 | Algerian footballer |
115 | Adel Abu Hassoun | 1973 | |
116 | Adel Al-Hammadi | 1991 | |
117 | Adel Humoud | 1986 | Kuwaiti footballer |
118 | Adel Al-Hosani | 1989 | |
119 | Adel Abdullah Ba Sulaiman | 1982 | |
120 | Adel Massaad | 1964 | Egyptian table tennis player |
121 | Matthijs Adel | 1944 | |
122 | Natalie Van Den Adel | 1990 | Dutch basketball player |
123 | Adel Abidin | Artist | |
124 | Adel Weir | 1983 | South African squash player |
125 | Adel Bousmal | 1985 | Algerian handball player |
126 | Adel Saleh | ||
127 | Adel Mojallali | 1993 | |
128 | Ted Adel | ||
129 | Ahmed Adel | 1974 | Emirati association football player |
130 | Adel Sesay | 1990 | Sierra Leonean male sprinter |
131 | Jassem Adel | ||
132 | Adel Khudhair | ||
133 | Adel Rutz | 1973 | |
134 | Adel Bakawan | 1971 | |
135 | Adel Djerrar | 1990 | |
136 | Adel Hamek | 1992 | Badminton player |
137 | Adel Bader | 1997 | |
138 | Adel Chabi | 1971 | |
139 | Adel Al Hosani | 1989 | Emirati association football player |
140 | Adel Bougueroua | 1987 | |
141 | Adel Sebil | ||
142 | Adel Giniiatov | 1996 | |
143 | Adel Hamiyé | 1940 | |
144 | Adel Abdullah Abbas | 1980 | Emirati association football player |
145 | Adel Esmat | ||
146 | Adel Sabri | Egyptian basketball player and basketball coach | |
147 | Ådel Gjøstein Blom | 1919 | |
148 | Adel Heinrich | 1926 | American composer, organist, and teacher |
149 | Adel Namane | ||
150 | Rolf Adel | 1937 | Dutch visual artist |
151 | Jahangir Mohammad Adel | ||
152 | Adel Nasser | ||
153 | Adel Al-Ghaith | ||
154 | Adel Neufal | ||
155 | Samah Adel | 1984 | |
156 | Adel Adili | ||
157 | Adél Máté | 1961 | Football player |
158 | Adél Orosz | 1938 | |
159 | Nasser Adel | 1975 |