Wa'el ( ar, وائل), also spelt Wael or Wail, is an ancient Aramaic male given name. The first currently known usage of the name was found and translated at a site called

Sumatar Harabesi Sumatar Harabesi (also, Sumatar Ruins or simply, Sumatar) was an ancient watering place for semi-nomadic peoples located in the Tektek Mountains, southeast of Urfa ( Edessa, Mesopotamia) and northeast of Harran, in modern-day Turkey.Lipinski, 19 ...

. There is coinage and inscriptions mentioning a King of Edessa, the "Parthian Wael" and "Wael the king" (Syriac: W'L MLK') on coins around 163AD after the Parthians captured the region from the Romans. The names' usage is pre-Islamic. The name's meaning origin is unknown, however, there are a few different definitions depending on how an ancient text was translated. These known meanings are "clan", "seeking shelter", and "protector". Pronunciation differs based on the varieties of Arabic. Notable people with the name include: *

Wael Abbas Wael Abbas Bilal ( arz, وائل عباس, ) (born 14 November 1974 in Egypt) is an internationally renowned Egyptian journalist, blogger, and human rights activist, who blogs at Misr Digital (Egyptian Awareness). He reported an incident of mob ha ...

, Egyptian blogger *

Wael Abdelgawad Wael Abdelgawad (born May 2, 1965) is an American-born novelist, web developer and martial artist, best known for founding one of the first online Muslim matchmaking services, and for his fictional portrayals of American Muslims. As a columnist ...

, American author and martial artist *

Wael Al-Dahdouh Wael Hamdan Ibrahim Al-Dahdouh (born; April 30, 1970) is a Palestinian journalist and the bureau chief of Al Jazeera in Gaza City. Early life and education Wael Hamdan al-Dahdouh was born on April 30, 1970, in the Zaytoun neighborhood, the olde ...

, Palestinian journalist *

Wael Badr Wael Badr (born 1 December 1978) is an Egyptian retired basketball player. He is a member of the Egypt national basketball team. Badr signed with Al-Gezira for the 2009–10 season after spending the last several years with Al Zamalek in the Egyp ...

, Egyptian basketball player *

Wael Ghonim Wael Ghonim ( ar, وائل غنيم, Wā'il Ghunīm. born 23 December 1980) is an Internet activist and computer engineer with an interest in social entrepreneurship. In 2011, he became an international figure and galvanized pro-democracy demo ...

, Egyptian computer engineer, author and activist *

Wael Gomaa Wael Kamel Gomaa El Hawty ( ar, وائل كامل جمعة الحوتي; born 3 August 1975) is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is regarded as one of the best African defenders of all time. Club career ...

, Egyptian footballer *

Wael Jassar Wael Jassar ( ar, وائل جسّار; born 22 November 1976) is a Lebanese singer. Discography *''Kelmet Wada’a Beta’zebne'' *''Saat Baqoul'' *''Meshit kalass'' *''Eldonia Allimitny'' *''Metgarrinbin'' *''Zay Elaasal'' *''Fi Hadrat al Mahb ...

, Lebanese singer *

Wael Kfoury Michel Émile Kfoury ( ar, ميشال اميل كفوري; born September 14, 1974), known by his stage name Wael Kfoury (), is a Lebanese singer, Wael Kfoury is called the king of romance and the common nightingale and perfect . Wael has many son ...

, Lebanese singer *

Wael Nazha Wael Nazha ( ar, وائل نزهة; born 26 March 1974) is a Lebanese former Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Early life Nazha was born in Monrovia, Liberia to a Lebanese father and a Li ...

, Lebanese footballer *

Wael Riad Wael Riad ( ar, وائل رياض) (born February 8, 1982) is an Egyptian footballer. He plays in the attacking midfielder position for the Egyptian club El Gouna. Club career Loan to Grazer AK Riad transferred to Grazer AK on loan in January 20 ...

, Egyptian footballer *

Wael Sawan Wael Sawan (born 1974) is a Lebanese-Canadian business executive, and the CEO-designate of Shell plc. Early life Sawan was born in Beirut in 1974. He grew up in Dubai, and earned a master's degree in chemical engineering from McGill University ...

(born 1974), Lebanese-Canadian business executive *

Wael Zwaiter Abdel Wael Zwaiter ( ar, وائل زعيتر; 2 January 1934 – 16 October 1972) was a Palestinian translator, assassinated as the first target of Israel's Operation Wrath of God campaign following the 1972 Munich massacre. Israel considered Zwa ...

, Palestinian translator *

Wael bar Sahru Wa'el ( ar, وائل), also spelt Wael or Wail, is an ancient Aramaic male given name. The first currently known usage of the name was found and translated at a site called Sumatar Harabesi. There is coinage and inscriptions mentioning a King ...

king of Edessa, Mesopotamia 163–165 AD *

Wail al-Shehri Wail Mohammed al-Shehri ( ar, وائل الشهري, ; also transliterated as Alshehri) (July 31, 1973 – September 11, 2001) was one of five terrorist hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11, which was flown into the North Tower of the World ...

, Saudi al-Qaeda terrorist of

American Airlines Flight 11 American Airlines Flight 11 was a domestic passenger flight that was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001 as part of the September 11 attacks. Lead hijacker Mohamed Atta deliberately crashed the plane into the North Tower ...

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