Adnan

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Name: Adnan

Gender: Masculine

Location: Asia

Language: Arabic

Thematic: Unknown Thematic

I am: single

Meaning: Humble personality, eternal, pleasure, someone who lives in heaven.

Comments: 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 Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).