Meaning, origin and history of the name Adil

Gender Masculine

Scripts عادل(Arabic, Urdu) ئادىل(Uyghur Arabic)

Pronounced Pron. ‘A-deel(Arabic) [key·IPA]

Note In Turkish this name is written with a dotted İ. It appears as ADİL in uppercase and adil in lowercase.

Meaning & History

Means "fair, honest, just" in Arabic, from the root عَدَلَ ('adala) meaning "to act justly". This name was borne by several sultans of Bijapur.

VariantAdel(Arabic)

Feminine FormsAdila(Arabic) Adile(Turkish)

Other Languages & CulturesAdel(Persian)

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