Adel is a given name of ancient European origins that evolved from words meaning "noble", "nobility" or "elite". It is derived primarily from the languages of north-western Europe, which include English, French,

Luxembourgish Luxembourgish ( ; also ''Luxemburgish'', ''Luxembourgian'', ''Letzebu(e)rgesch''; Luxembourgish: ) is a West Germanic language that is spoken mainly in Luxembourg. About 400,000 people speak Luxembourgish worldwide. As a standard form of th ...

, German, Dutch, Frisian, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Faroese, and Icelandic. Today, "Adel" is a gender-neutral given name and short form of given names with this combining element. Nordic variants of the name include Ådel, Ädel, Ádel, and Ædel. German and Dutch variants of the name include Adal and Edel. French variants of the name include Édel and Adél (not to be confused with Adèle). Adelson and Adelaide are notable masculine and feminine forms. Adelle (Adèle) is a popular feminine alternative. Although global, Adel remains prominent in north-western European countries. It can also be found as a family name with or without an affix (such as de Adel, den Adel, or van Adel). The earliest known woman with the name was Princess Adel of Liege (born ). The earliest known man with the name was King Adel of Sweden (born ). His son's name was Adelson< The legendary king of the

Frisians The Frisians are a Germanic ethnic group native to the coastal regions of the Netherlands and northwestern Germany. They inhabit an area known as Frisia and are concentrated in the Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen and, in Germany, ...

and founder of the kingdom,

Friso Friso is a legendary king of the Frisians who is said to have ruled around 300 BC. According to Martinus Hamconius in his 17th-century chronicle ''Frisia seu de viris rebusque illustribus'', and also the 13th-century Oera Linda Book, Friso was a ...

, had a son named Adel (later king of Frisia), supposedly born in the 3rd century BC. Adel is an exemplar of a monothematic name. It is also the root of the names

Adelais Adelais is a given name that may refer to: * Adelaide of Auxerre, a name referring to multiple people and sometimes given as Adelais *Audelais of Benevento, name sometimes given as Adelais (lived 730s) *Adelais, daughter of Pepin the Short (d.768), ...

, Aderic,

Adolf Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and to a lesser extent in vari ...

, Albert, and Alice, and their variants in other languages. It is not related to the Arabic name

Adil Adil (also transliterated as Adel, ar, عادل) is an Arabic masculine given name and surname. Adil is a variation of the name Adel, an Arabic male name that comes from the word Adl, meaning "fairness" and "justice". It is a common name in the M ...

, also spelled Adel, which derives from the root 'ādil, meaning just or equitable.

Origins

Ancient words

The name derives from

Old Dutch In linguistics, Old Dutch (Dutch: Oudnederlands) or Old Low Franconian (Dutch: Oudnederfrankisch) is the set of Franconian dialects (i.e. dialects that evolved from Frankish) spoken in the Low Countries during the Early Middle Ages, from aroun ...

"ōþil",

Old German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

"adal",

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

"aðal",

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligib ...

"œ̄ðel", and

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

"æðel" by evolution of

proto-Germanic Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; also called Common Germanic) is the reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. Proto-Germanic eventually developed from pre-Proto-Germanic into three Germanic branc ...

"aþalą" (meaning "noble" and "kin") and "ōþilą" (meaning "inheritance" and "rule of the land"). Today, "adel" is used throughout much of north-western Europe as the word for nobility.

Popularity

Globally

Adel was found over 4,000 times as a family name and over 15,000 times as a given name in 55 different countries. It is a relatively rare name. Aside from Nordic countries, it is most prominent in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Russia.

Pronunciation

Variations

Other languages

Other forms

Given name

Royalty

* Adel I Friso of Friesland (died ), King of

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

Adel II Atharik of Friesland Adel may refer to: Places United States * Adel, Georgia * Adel, Indiana * Adel, Iowa * Adel Township, Dallas County, Iowa * Adel, Oklahoma * Adel, Oregon * Adel Mountains Volcanic Field, West-central Montana Elsewhere * Adelaide, Austral ...

(died ), King of Friesland *

Adel III Ubbo of Friesland Adel may refer to: Places United States * Adel, Georgia * Adel, Indiana * Adel, Iowa * Adel Township, Dallas County, Iowa * Adel, Oklahoma * Adel, Oregon * Adel Mountains Volcanic Field, West-central Montana Elsewhere * Adelaide, Austral ...

(died ), King of Friesland *

Adel IV Asega Askar of Friesland Adel may refer to: Places United States * Adel, Georgia * Adel, Indiana * Adel, Iowa * Adel Township, Dallas County, Iowa * Adel, Oklahoma * Adel, Oregon * Adel Mountains Volcanic Field, West-central Montana Elsewhere * Adelaide, Austral ...

(died ), King of Friesland

Arts and entertainment

Acting

Adel Adham Adel Adham ( ar, عادل أدهم; March 8, 1928 – February 1, 1996) was an Egyptian villain actor. He was known for his portrayal of evil and ambiguous characters. Career Adel Adham was born on March 8, 1928, in Alexandria, Egypt, to an Egy ...

(1928–1996), Egyptian actor *

Adel Bencherif Adel Bencherif (born 30 May 1975) is a French actor. He is best known for his role in the 2009 film ''A Prophet''. Filmography *2004: ''Grande École'' - Ouvrier flash-back 2 *2004: '' Safia et Sarah'' - Un jeune de la cité *2005: '' Ze fil ...

(born 1975), French actor *

Adel Emam Adel Emam ( ar, عادل إمام; born 17 May 1940 is an Egyptian film, television, and stage actor. He is primarily a comedian, but he has starred in more serious works and, combined comedy with romance especially in his earlier films, which i ...

(born 1940), Egyptian film, television, and stage actor *

Adel Abo Hassoon Adel Abo Hassoon ( ar, عادل أبو حسون; born July 30, 1970) is a Syrian television actor and voice actor. Early life He was born in Beirut, Lebanon and work with Venus Center for Dubbing since 1995 in many of anime and cartoon. He is ...

(born 1970), Syrian television actor and voice actor *

Adel Karam Adel Karam ( ar, عادل كرم; born 20 August 1972) is a Lebanese actor, comedian and TV presenter. Career Karam started his acting career with the comedy show "S.L.CHI" at MTV Lebanon in 1990s, which later became a film, ''S.L.Film'', in 2000 ...

(born 1972), Lebanese actor, comedian, and TV presenter

Art

Adel Abdessemed Adel Abdessemed (born 1971) is an Algerian-French contemporary artist. He has worked in a variety of artistic media, media, including animation, installation art, installation, performance art, performance, sculpture and video art, video. Som ...

(born 1971), Algerian contemporary artist * Adel Nassief (1962–2021), Egyptian painter *

Adel Rootstein Adel Rootstein (1930 – 20 September 1992) was a British mannequin designer responsible for premium designs that are sold worldwide. Early life Rootstein was born in Warmbaths, South Africa in 1930. She married the industrial designer Richar ...

(1930–1992), British mannequin designer

Music

Adel Dahdal Adel Dahdal is a record producer and mix engineer based in Stockholm, Sweden. His credits include work with artists such as Neiked, Sandro Cavazza, Zara Larsson, Miriam Bryant, The Sounds, UNDRESSD, Liamoo, Rikard Wolff, Rudimental (Neiked Remix) ...

, Swedish record producer and mix engineer *

Adel Heinrich Adel Verna Heinrich (July 20, 1926 – August 10, 2022) was an American composer, organist, and university teacher. She taught music at Colby College until her retirement in 1988. Personal life and career Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Heinrich graduat ...

(1926–2022), American composer, organist, and university teacher *

Adel Kamel Adel Kamel (1942–2003) عادل كامل was a music critic, musicologist and composer. He was one of the writers in ''Watani'' newspaper, the founder of “Panorama” section, a lecturer in Universities in Egypt and abroad, a member of ju ...

(1942–2003), Egyptian music critic, musicologist, and composer *

Adel Souto Adel Souto (born November 29, 1969), who took the stage name "Adel 156" in 1990, is an American writer and musician. He is best known for his fanzine-turned-website ''Feast of Hate and Fear'' and the metalcore outfit Timescape Zero. Early life ...

(born 1969), American musician *

Adel Tawil Adel Salah Mahmoud Eid El-Tawil (born 15 August 1978) is a German singer, songwriter and producer. Besides his solo career, he is part of the popular German duo Ich + Ich and a former member of the boy band The Boyz. Early life Tawil was born ...

(born 1978), German singer, songwriter, and producer

Writing

Adel Esmat Adel Esmat (Arabic: عادل عصمت) is an Egyptian novelist who was born in 1959. He published a collection of short stories named ''Fragments'' and nine novels including ''Days of the Blue Windows'', published in 2009, which was awarded the ...

(born 1959), Egyptian novelist *

Adel Karasholi Adel Karasholi (Arabic: عادل قرشولي. born October 15, 1936) is a German and Arabic writer. Life Already a published poet in his youth, he founded a literary magazine in Damascus which was banned by the Syrian government. He then began w ...

(born 1936), Syrian writer *

Adel Khozam Adel Khozam is an Emirati poet and a weekly columnist in Al Ittihad Newspaper. He has worked in the UAE press since the 1980s. Khozam has published around 14 Books in poetry collections and 2 novels, his poems have been translated into several lan ...

, Emirati poet *

Adel Manna Dr. Adel Manna (born October 20, 1947) is a Palestinian historian with Israeli citizenship specializing in Palestine in the Ottoman period and the mid-20th century. He was the director of the Academic Institute for Arab Teacher Training at Beit Berl ...

(born 1947), Palestinian historian

Business

* Adel Al-Ghamdi, Saudi businessman * Adel Hassan Al A'ali (born 1957), Bahraini businessman *

Adel Chaveleh TimeGate Studios was an American video game developer based in Sugar Land, Texas. The company, which was founded in 1998, released eight titles before closing in 2013. History TimeGate Studios was founded in 1998 by Alan and Adel Chaveleh, who re ...

, American businessman and CIO of Crane Worldwide Logistics

Military

Adel Al Toraifi Adel Al Toraifi (Arabic: عادل الطريفي) (born 1979) is a Saudi journalist and a specialist in Middle Eastern affairs, focusing on Saudi-Iranian relations and foreign policy decision making in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. He was ...

(born 1979), Saudi journalist and affair specialist *

Adel Emara Adel Emara is an Egyptian general. He is Deputy Defense Minister of Egypt, and a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) which has ruled Egypt since the resignation of Hosni Mubarak in February 2011.Sherif TarekSCAF: Intelligence ...

, Egyptian general *

Adel Flaifel Colonel Adel Jassim Flaifel (or Felaifel, or Flaifil) ( ar, عادل فليفل) is a former colonel in the State Security and Intelligence Service of Bahrain. He is accused of committing, or overseeing, acts of physical and psychological torture ...

, Bahraini colonel *

Adel Khalil Adel Khalil () is a former Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense Forces. He graduated from the Military College on July 1951, and was commissioned in a Signals unit. Khalil commanded a Signals Company in the Suez War. He was inducted into the Air ...

, Egyptian Air Defense Force Commander

Politics

* Adel Abdel-Hamid (born 1939), Egyptian politician and judge *

Adel Al-Saraawi Adel Al-Saraawi is a former member of the National Assembly of Kuwait, Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the Kuwait's Third District, third district. Born in 1962, Al-Saraawi studied accounting before being elected to the National Assembly in ...

, Kuwaiti politician *

Adel Al Asoomi Adel Abdulrahman Al Asoomi ( ar, عادل عبد الرحمن العسومي; born January 1, 1969) is a Bahraini Businessperson, businessman and politician. A member of the Council of Representatives (Bahrain), Council of Representatives, the lo ...

(born 1969), Bahraini politician and businessman *

Adel Darwish Adel Alexander Darwish ( arz, عادل درويش, ) is a Westminster-based British political journalist, a veteran Fleet Street reporter, author, historian, broadcaster, and political commentator. Darwish is currently (since 2002) a parliament ...

, British political journalist, reporter, author, historian, broadcaster, and political commentator *

Adel Fakeih Adel Fakeih (born 1 July 1959; Arabic:عادل فقيه) is a Saudi Arabian engineer and the former mayor of Jeddah. He was the minister of labor from August 2010 to April 2015, minister of health between April 2014 and December 2014, and minist ...

(born 1959), Saudi Arabian politician and engineer * Adel Hussein (1932–2001), Egyptian political activist and journalist *

Adel Labib Adel Labib ( ar, عادل لبيب) is the former governor of Alexandria, and Beheira Governorate, and the current governor of Qena Governorate Qena Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. Located in the southern part of the country, ...

, Egyptian politician *

Adel Mouwda Sheikh Adel Al Mouwda was the second deputy chairman of Bahrain's parliament of 2002, the Chamber of Deputies, and the former leader of salafist party, Asalah. Sheikh Al Mouwda is considered the leading spokesman for political Islam in Bahrain and ...

, Bahraini politician *

Adel Murad Adel Murad ( ku, عادل موراد, translit=Adil Murad; 11 December 1949 – 18 May 2018) was an Iraqi Kurds, Kurdish politician whom along with Jalal Talabani, Nawshirwan Mustafa, Kamal Fuad, Ali Askari, Fuad Masum and Abdul Razaq Faily, was ...

(1949–2018), Iraqi politician *

Adel Najafzadeh Adel Najafzadeh ( fa, عادل نجف زاده; born 1973) is an Iranian politician. He was born in Khoy, West Azerbaijan province. He is a member of the tenth Islamic Consultative Assembly The Islamic Consultative Assembly ( fa, مجلس � ...

(born 1973), Iranian politician *

Adel Osseiran Adel Osseiran ( ar, عادل عسيران; 5 June 1905 – 18 June 1998), also transliterated Adil 'Usayran or Adil Osseyran, was a prominent Lebanese statesman, a former Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, and one of the founding fathers of the L ...

(1905–1998), Lebanese politician *

Adel Safar Adel Safar ( ar, عادل سفر, ʿĀdil Safar, born 1953) is a Syrian politician and academic, who served as Prime Minister of Syria from 14 April 2011 to 23 June 2012. His government was dissolved by Bashar al-Assad as a result of the Syrian ...

(born 1953), Syrian politician and academic * Adel Omar Sherif, Egyptian politician and judge *

Adel Tamano Adel Fadel Abbas Tamano is a Filipino educator, lawyer and former politician. He is currently serving as the Vice President for Public Affairs and Communications of Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, and the Vice President for Corporate Affairs of Uden ...

, Filipino educator, lawyer and politician *

Adel Younis Adel Younis (died 25 April 1976) was an Egyptian jurist. He headed the parquet in Alexandria and served as the deputy head justice of the Court of Cessation in Cairo. Then he was named as the head of the Supreme Court of Appeal in Cairo. In 196 ...

(died 1976), Egyptian jurist and politician *

Adel Yzquierdo Adel Onofre Yzquierdo Rodríguez (born 12 June 1945) is a Cuban politician and engineer. Early life Yzquierdo Rodríguez studied at the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, V.V. Kuybyshev Institute of Civil Engineering in Moscow. H ...

(born 1945), Cuban politician and engineer * Adel Zawati (1920–1984), Palestinian politician

Sciences

Adel F. Halasa Adel F. Halasa is an American scientist (originally Jordanian) noted for his contributions to the development of rubber, particularly in the area of tire tread polymers for the Goodyear AquaTred tire. In 1997, he won the Charles Goodyear Medal, best ...

, American scientist * Adel Mahmoud (1941–2018), Egyptian-American doctor * Adel Ramzy, Egyptian surgeon *

Adel Sedra Adel S. Sedra is an Egyptian Canadian electrical engineer and professor. Career Born in Egypt in 1943, Sedra received his B.Sc. from Cairo University in 1964 and his M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto, in 1968 and 1969, respectivel ...

(born 1943), Egyptian-Canadian electrical engineer and professor

Sports

* Adel Abbas (born 1982), Bahraini footballer *

Adel Abdulaziz Adel Abdul Aziz (born June 19, 1980) is a professional football wingback defender from the United Arab Emirates. He wears the number '13' jersey in the United Arab Emirates national football team. At the club level, Abdulaziz played for Al-Ahli ...

(born 1980), Emirati footballer *

Adel Abdullah Adel Ahmed Abdullah ( ar, عادل أحمد عبدالله; born 12 January 1984), commonly known as Adel Abdullah, is a Syrian footballer who plays for Sur SC in Oman Professional League. Club career Nizwa In 2014, he moved to Oman where he ...

(born 1984), Syrian footballer *

Adel Adili Adel Adili (born 6 September 1974) is a Libyan long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also ...

(born 1974), Libyan long-distance runner *

Adel Ahmed Adel Ahmad (Arabic: عادل أحمد; born 10 November 1990) is a Qatari footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, A ...

(born 1990), Qatari footballer *

Adel Ahmed Malalla Adel Ahmed Malalla (born 15 September 1961) is a Qatari footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) wer ...

(born 1961), Qatari footballer *

Adel Al-Anezi Adel Al-Anezi (born 6 February 1977) is a Kuwaiti former footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dha ...

(born 1977), Kuwaiti footballer * Adel Al-Ghaith, Kuwaiti swimmer * Adel Al-Hammadi (born 1991), Emirati footballer *

Adel Al-Hosani Adel Al-Hosani (Arabic:عادل الحوسني) (born 23 August 1989) is an association football player who plays for Al Sharjah SC. International He made his debut for the United Arab Emirates national football team The United Arab Emirates ...

(born 1989), Emirati footballer *

Adel Al-Kahham Adel Al-Kahham (born 27 September 1972) is a Kuwaiti handball player. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the C ...

(born 1972), Kuwaiti handball player * Adel Al-Muwallad (born 1997), Saudi footballer *

Adel Al-Najadah Adel Al-Najadah (born 9 March 1966) is a Kuwaiti judoka. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1966 births Living people Kuwaiti male judoka Olympic judoka for Kuwait Judoka ...

(born 1966), Kuwaiti judoka *

Adel Al-Salimi Adel Ali Al-Salimi ( ar, عادل السالمي, born 6 July 1979) is a former Yemeni football forward. His goal tally for the Yemeni national team is the second-best ever, behind Ali Al-Nono. International goals Honours Club Al-Ahli San' ...

(born 1979), Yemeni footballer *

Adel Al-Sulaimane Adel Al-Sulaimane (Arabic:عادل السليماني) (born 25 August 1995) is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays for Umm Salal Umm Salal (; also spelled Umm Slal) is a municipality in the State of Qatar. It contains several historic plac ...

(born 1995), Qatari footballer *

Adel Al Chadli Adel Wgdan Mahmood Al Chadli (born 13 April 2000) is a Yemeni footballer who plays for Ittihad Kalba Ittihad Kalba Football Club ( ar, نادي إتحاد كلباء لكرة القدم‎) is a football club in Kalba, United Arab Emirates. ...

(born 2000), Yemeni footballer * Adel Al Mulla (1970–2022), Qatari footballer * Adel Jadoua Ali (born 1981), Qatari footballer * Adel Aljabrin (born 1968), Saudi Arabian archer *

Adel Amrouche Adel Amrouche ( ar, عادل عمروش; born 7 March 1968) is an Belgium, Belgo-Algeria, Algerian association football, football manager (association football), manager and former player who manages the Yemen national football team, Yemen natio ...

(born 1968), Belgo-Algerian footballer and manager *

Adel Aref Adel Aref (born 2 March 1980) is a French-Tunisian former international tennis umpire and sports executive. He has also served as Director of Cabinet of the President at Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Saint Germain Football Club and PR Director f ...

(born 1980), Tunisian tennis umpire *

Adel Bader Adel Bader (Arabic:عادل بدر) (born 17 January 1997) is a Qatari footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Americ ...

(born 1997), Qatari footballer * Adel Basulaiman (born 1982), Emirati footballer * Adel Belal (born 1987), Egyptian footballer * Adel Habib Beldi (born 1994), Algerian footballer * Adel Bettaieb (born 1997), French footballer *

Adel Bougueroua Adel Bougueroua (born 14 June 1987) is an Algerian footballer who is currently playing as forward for WA Boufarik Widad Adabi Boufarik ( ar, وداد أدبي بوفاريك), known as WA Boufarik or simply WAB for short, is an Algerian footba ...

(born 1987), Algerian footballer * Adel Bousmal (born 1985), Algerian handball goalkeeper * Adel Belkacem Bouzida (born 2002), Algerian footballer *

Adel Chbouki Adel Chbouki (born 3 May 1971) is a Moroccan former footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ...

(born 1971), Moroccan footballer *

Adel Chedli Adel Ben-Bechir Chedli ( ar, عادل الشاذلي, born 16 September 1976) is a former professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in France, he represented Tunisia national football team, Tunisia at interna ...

(born 1976), French footballer * Adel Djerrar (born 1990), Algerian footballer *

Adel Eid Adel Eid (born 22 March 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. His father is Egyptian and his mother Finnish. Career The defender, who is 5'11" tall and weighs 159 pounds, previously played for FC Honka and HJK ...

(born 1984), Finnish footballer *

Adel El-Maamour Adel El Maamour ( ar, عادل المأمور, born 11 November 1955) is an Egyptian football goalkeeper who played for Egypt in the 1984 Summer Olympics, He also played for Zamalek. He represented Egypt in the 1980 African Cup of Nations and 1 ...

(born 1955), Egyptian football goalkeeper * Adel El-Moalem (born 1946), Egyptian water polo player *

Adel El-Sharkawy Adel El-Sharkawy (born October 27, 1966) is an Egyptian handball player. He competed for Egypt's national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 199 ...

(born 1966), Egyptian handball player *

Adel El Hadi Adel El Hadi (born 18 January 1980) is an Algerian former football player. National team statistics Honours * Top scorer of the Algerian league in 2003/2004 with 17 goals for USM Annaba * Top scorer of the Algerian second division in 2006/2 ...

(born 1980), Algerian footballer *

Adel Fadaaq Adel Fadaaq (Arabic:عادل فدعق) (born 12 September 1992) is an Emirati footballer. He currently plays for Al-Nasr Al Nassr Football Club ( ar, نادي النصر السعودي; '' Naṣr'' meaning ''Victory'') is a Saudi Arabian foot ...

(born 1992), Emirati footballer *

Adel Fellous Adel Fellous (born 16 February 1978) is a former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Lézignan Sangliers club in the Elite One Championship. His usual position was prop-forward. He was an experienced French international ...

(born 1978), French rugby league footballer *

Adel Ferdosipour Adel Ferdosipour ( fa, عادل فردوسی‌پور; born 3 October 1974), is an Iranian journalist, football commentator, translator, university professor and television show host and producer. He was the host and producer of the popular TV sho ...

(born 1974), Iranian journalist, football commentator, translator, university professor, and television host and producer *

Adel Gafaiti Adel Mohamed Nourredine Gafaiti (born 16 July 1994) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for Croatian Second Football League side NK Sesvete. Born in France, he represented Algeria at youth international level. Early career Rangers Gafait ...

(born 1994), French footballer *

Adel Gamal Adel Jamal Abdullah Saleh (born 1 January 1993) is an Emirati association football, football player who plays as a midfielder, most recently for Khor Fakkan Club, Khor Fakkan. Club career He made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for C.D ...

(born 1993), Emirati footballer *

Adel Gholami Adel Gholami ( fa, عادل غلامی, born 9 February 1986 in Amol) is a volleyball player from Iran, who plays as a middle blocker for the Iran men's national team and the club Haraz Amol. Gholami competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. ...

(born 1986), Iranian volleyball player *

Adel Guemari Adel Guemari (born 16 February 1984 in Marseille) is a French-Algerian former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are associ ...

(born 1984), French-Algerian footballer *

Adel Hamek Adel Hamek (born 25 October 1992) is an Algerian badminton player who trained at the Chantecler club in Bordeaux, France. He was one of the 14 players selected for the Road to Rio Program, a program that aimed to help African badminton players t ...

(born 1992), Algerian badminton player *

Adel Hammoude Adel Hammoude ( ar, عادل حمودة; born 8 March 1960) is a Syrian boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, ...

(born 1960), Syrian boxer *

Adel Hekal Mohamed Ahmed Adel Hekal ( ar, محمد أحمد عادل هيكل; 23 March 1934 – 22 September 2018) was an Egyptian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Al-Ahly. He also played for the Egyptian national team, and was part of the team ...

(1934–2018), Egyptian football goalkeeper *

Adel Humoud Adel Humoud ( ar, عادل حمود, born 20 June 1986) is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks ...

(born 1986), Kuwaiti footballer *

Adel Ibrahim Ismail Adel Ibrahim Ismail (born 28 March 1951) is an Egyptian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known a ...

(born 1951), Egyptian basketball player *

Adel Khamis Adel Khamis (born November 11, 1965) is a retired Qatari footballer. Career Khamis started his career in the youth teams of Al Gharafa in 1979. He eventually progressed to the senior squad in 1983, when the team was in the Qatari Second Division. ...

(born 1965), Qatari footballer * Adel Khechini (born 1964), Tunisian volleyball player *

Adel Khudhair Adel Khodhor Hafedh Al-Musawi ( ar, عادل خضيّر; born 1 July 1954, better known as Adel Khudhair, is an Iraqi football coach and former international player. He played as a defender and midfielder. He was born in Basra. International po ...

(born 1954), Iraqi footballer and coach *

Adel Kolahkaj Adel Kolahkaj ( fa, عادل کلاه‌کج, born February 21, 1985) is a retired Iranian footballer who last played for Esteghlal Khozestan and Perspolis among other clubs in Persian Gulf Pro League. Club career He started his career in Fool ...

(born 1985), Iranian footballer *

Adel Lakhdari Adel Lakhdari (in arabic : عادل لخضري) (born 12 August 1989) is an Algerian football player who plays for US Biskra in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2. Club career On January 12, 2011, Lakhdari signed a -year contract with ES Séti ...

(born 1989), Algerian footballer *

Adel Lami Adel Lami Khalid Mohamed (born November 13, 1985) is a Qatari footballer who is a midfielder . Career Lami was born in Al Magwa, Kuwait. He began playing football on the streets in his neighbourhood, until he joined the youth ranks of Kuwait SC ...

(born 1985), Qatari footballer * Adel Langue (born 1997), Mauritian footballer *

Adel Massaad Adel Massaad (born June 24, 1964) is a professional table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a ...

(born 1964), Egyptian-German table tennis player * Adel Maïza (born 1983), Algerian footballer *

Adel Mechaal Adel Mechaal (born 5 December 1990) is a Morocco-born Spanish middle- and long-distance runner. In the 1500 metres, he placed fourth at the 2017 World Championships, and fifth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Over the 3000 and 5000 metres, Mechaal ...

(born 1990), Morocco-Spanish runner *

Adel Messali Adel Messali ( ar, عادل مصالي; born 31 July 1983) is an Algerian footballer. He currently plays for MC El Eulma in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Club career On 16 June 2008 Messali started for JSM Béjaïa in the final of the 2 ...

(born 1983), Algerian footballer * Adel Mojallali (born 1993), Iranian canoeist *

Adel Ibrahim Moustafa Adel Ibrahim Moustafa ( ar, عادل إبراهيم مصطفى, 18 January 1930 – 28 October 2005) was an Egyptian wrestler. He competed at the 1948 Olympics in the welterweight freestyle wrestling and at the 1952 Olympics in the middleweight ...

(1930–2005), Egyptian wrestler *

Adel Namane Adel Namane (born 14 June 1987) is an Algerian footballer who plays for ASM Oran Association Sportive Madinet d'Oran ( ar, الجمعية الرياضية لمدينة وهران), known as ASM Oran or ASMO for short, is an Algerian football c ...

(born 1987), Algerian footballer *

Adel Nasser Adel Nasser Shakroun ( ar, عادل ناصر شكرون ; born 1970) is a coach and former international Iraqi football (soccer), football player, he played as a midfielder, he is currently working as a coach for Naft Al-Janoob club. Adel is the ...

(born 1970), Iraqi footballer and coach * Adel Nefzi (born 1974), Tunisian footballer *

Adel Nima Adel Nima ( ar, عادل نعمة; born 26 February 1970) is a coach and former international Iraqi football (soccer), football player. He played as a Defender (association football), defender, he is currently working as a coach for Al-Sinaat Al- ...

(born 1970), Iraqi footballer and coach *

Adel Abdel Rahman Hosny Adel Abdel Rahman (born December 11, 1967) is an Egyptian professional football coach and former player. He was previously the manager of Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or ...

(born 1967), Egyptian footballer and manager *

Adel Sabeel Adel Sabeel (Arabic :عادل سبيل) (born 1 February 1998) is an Emirati footballer. He currently plays for Khor Fakkan Khor Fakkan ( ar, خَوْر فَكَّان, Khawr Fakkān) is a city and exclave of the Emirate of Sharjah, located on t ...

(born 1998), Emirati footballer *

Adel Saqr Adel may refer to: Places United States * Adel, Georgia * Adel, Indiana * Adel, Iowa * Adel Township, Dallas County, Iowa * Adel, Oklahoma * Adel, Oregon * Adel Mountains Volcanic Field, West-central Montana Elsewhere * Adelaide, Australia ...

(born 1986), Emirati footballer * Adel Sarshar (born 1992), Iranian footballer *

Adel Sellimi Adel Sellimi ( ar, عادل السليمي; born 16 November 1972) is a former football player and current manager. As a child, he drew inspiration from the 1978 World Cup team who became the first African nation to win a World Cup match. At ...

(born 1972), Tunisian footballer and coach * Adel Sennoun (born 1967), Algerian volleyball player *

Adel Sesay Adel Sesay (born 11 December 1990) is a Sierra Leonean sprint (running), sprinter. He competed in the 60 metres at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships and 2018 world iaaf athletics indoor in United Kingdom and 2014 common wealth games gla ...

(born 1990), Sierra Leonean sprinter *

Adel Smirani Adel Smirani (born 7 October 1967) is a Tunisian former footballer who played as a defender for the Tunisia national team. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as ...

(born 1967), Tunisian footballer *

Adel Taarabt Adel Taarabt ( ar, عادل تاعرابت; born 24 May 1989) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Emirati club Al-Nasr and the Morocco national team. Taarabt began his playing career in Fran ...

(born 1989), Moroccan footballer *

Adel Tankova Adel Tankova (born 22 May 2000) is an Israeli Olympic figure skater. She competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics with Ronald Zilberberg in Figure Skating in ice dancing and a team event in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Early and personal l ...

(born 2000), Ukrainian-born Israeli Olympic figure skater *

Adel Tlatli Adel Tlatli is a Tunisian professional basketball coach. Coaching career Tlati has been the long-time head coach of the senior men's Tunisian national basketball team. He has coached the team since the FIBA Africa Championship 2001. At the FIBA ...

, Tunisian basketball coach * Adel Weir (born 1983), South African squash player

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* Adel Abdulhehim (born 1974), Chinese prisoner *

Adel Arnaout Adel Mohamed Arnaout (born 1970) is a Lebanese immigrant living in Toronto, Ontario, who was convicted of sending three letter bombs out to residents of the Greater Toronto area in August 2007. Found guilty also of 11 counts of attempted murder an ...

(born 1970), Lebanese criminal * Adel Abdel Bari (born 1960), Egyptian terrorist *

Adel Hassan Hamad Adel Hassan Hamad is a citizen of Sudan, who was held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp, in Cuba. Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts estimate he was born in 1958, in Port Sudan, Sudan. Adel Hassan was rep ...

(born 1958), Sudan prisoner *

Adel Iskandar Adel Iskandar (aka Adel Iskandar Farag) (born 15 March 1977) is a British-born Middle East media scholar, postcolonial theorist, analyst, and academic. He is the author and co-author of several works on Arab media, most prominently an analysis of ...

(born 1977), British scholar, postcolonial theorist, analyst, and academic * Adel Ben Mabrouk (born 1970), Tunisian criminal *

Adel Noori Adel Noori is a Uyghurs, Uyghur refugee who was wrongly imprisoned for more than 7 years in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 584. Joint Task Force Guantanamo counter-terrorism analysts report ...

(born 1979), Chinese prisoner *

Adel Zaky Adel Zaky, O.F.M. (1 December 1947 – 21 July 2019) was an Egyptian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Apostolic Vicar of Alexandria since 2009 until 2019. Prior to his episcopal appointment, he served in various parishes across cities ...

(1947–2019), Egyptian Roman Catholic prelate

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* Daniel Adel (born 1962), American painter and illustrator * Sharon den Adel (born 1974), Dutch singer and composer *

Ilunga Adell Ilunga Adell (born William Adell Stevenson on November 27, 1948) is an American television and film producer, screenwriter, and actor who has written for many television series, primarily sitcoms, such as ''Sanford and Son'', ''227 (TV series), ...

(born William Adell Stevenson in 1948), American television and film producer, screenwriter and actor *

Joan Elies Adell i Pitarch Joan Elies Adell i Pitarch (born 1968) is a Catalan-language poet and essayist. Biography Joan Elies Adell was born in Vinaròs, Baix Maestrat, Castellón Province, Valencian Community. A graduate in audiovisual communication with a doctorate ...

(born 1968), Catalan-language poet and essayist * Traci Adell, ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for July 1994

Politics

Ted Adel Ted Adel is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election. He represented the electoral district of Copperbelt North as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party untl his defeat in the 2021 Yukon gener ...

, Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Yukon

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* Arthur Adel (1908–1994), American astronomer and astrophysicist

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Carolyn Adel Carolyn Adel (born 27 August 1978) is an Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Suriname. She swam for Suriname at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. She was the most decorated swimmer at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games, where ...

(born 1978), Suriname swimmer and Olympian *

Gun Ädel Gun Margareta Ädel (married Nilsson) (14 September 1938 – 10 August 2021) was a Swedish cross-country skier. She competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of A ...

(born 1938), Swedish cross-country skier *

Jo Adell Jordon Scott Adell (born April 8, 1999) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020. Amateur career Adell graduated from Ballard High School in Louisvi ...

(born 1999), American baseball player

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* Adell (), a major character in the video game ''Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories'' * Adel Frost (), a minor character in the now-discontinued

two-dimensional In mathematics, a plane is a Euclidean (flat), two-dimensional surface that extends indefinitely. A plane is the two-dimensional analogue of a point (zero dimensions), a line (one dimension) and three-dimensional space. Planes can arise as s ...

side-scrolling

MMORPG A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game. As in role-playing games (RPGs), the player assumes the role of a Player charac ...

Grand Chase ''Grand Chase'' ( ko, 그랜드체이스, lit=Grand Chase) was a free-to-play, two-dimensional side-scrolling MMORPG, developed by the South Korean company KOG Studios. Alternative names for ''Grand Chase'' included ''Three Young Heroes'' ( zh, ...

'' * Adel, a minor antagonist character in the video game ''

Final Fantasy VIII is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation console. Released in 1999, it is the eighth main installment in the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Set on an unnamed fantasy world with science fiction elements, t ...

'' * Adél, a character in '' GeGeGe no Kitaro'' (2018) * Coco Adel, a character in the

RWBY ''RWBY'' (pronounced "Ruby") is an American Anime-influenced animation, anime-influenced Computer animation, computer-animated web series created by Monty Oum for Rooster Teeth. It is set in the fictional world of Remnant, where young people tr ...

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