What is "adnan"

Adnan may refer to:

• Adnan, descendant of Ishmael and ancestor of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
• Adnanites of northern Arabia
• Adnan (name), Arabic name
• Adnan AIFV, the Malaysian variant of the ACV 300 Armoured Fighting Vehicle

Adnan is the traditional ancestor of the Adnanite Arabs of Northern, Western and Central Arabia, as opposed to the Qahtanite Arabs of Southern Arabia who descend from Qahtan.

Adnan is a masculine name common in the Muslim World. Its eponymous bearer was Adnan, a legendary figure of both pre-Islamic and Islamic mythology. The etymological meaning of the name is settler, from a semitic root ; "to stay, abide".