# Adnan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #24,078

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Arabic.
2. A surname from Arabic.

## Etymology
From Arabic عَدْنَان (ʕadnān, “settler”).

## Easily confused with
- **Ann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-ann)
- **ana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-ana)
- **Alan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-alan)
- **anna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-anna)
- **anal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-anal)
- **anon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-anon)
- **Asian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-asian)
- **Allan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-allan)
- **ASEAN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-asean)
- **Aidan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-aidan)
- **Aryan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-aryan)
- **avian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-avian)
- **Anand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-anand)
- **Amman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-amman)
- **adorn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-adorn)
- **Annan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-annan)
- **Arian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-arian)
- **Aslan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-aslan)
- **Arran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-arran)
- **Alban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-alban)

## Common misspellings (7)
`adann`, `addnan`, `adnann`, `adnna`, `adnnan`, `andan`, `danan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/adnan