Given name & surname
Aad
Aad is a masculine given name. It is used in Dutch and West Frisian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Aad is a diminutive of Adriaan. Adriaan comes from Latin.
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How it developed
In Dutch usage, Aad is a diminutive of Adriana.
Aad’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Aad is a diminutive of Adriana. In Central Franconian usage, Aad shares a linguistic root with the German form Art. In West Frisian usage, Aad is a diminutive of Adriaan.
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Around the world
Aad has relatives in 3 languages.
6 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aad
- Aad de MosDutch association football player and managerborn 1947
- Aad van den HoekDutch cyclistborn 1951
- Aad BakDutch footballer (1926-2009)
- Aad de JongDutch association football player (1921-2003)
- Aad de GraafDutch cyclist (1939-1995)
- Aad de Koningspeed skater from the Netherlands1928–2010
- Aad MansveldDutch footballer (1944-1991)
- Aad KostoDutch politicianborn 1938
- Aad van den HeuvelDutch journalist (1935-2020)
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