# Ad (name)

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**Ad** is a first name. It is common in the Netherlands, where it is almost always short for [Adrianus](/source/Adrianus_(given_name)) or [Adriaan](/source/Adriaan_(disambiguation)).[1] In America it can be short for [Adolph](/source/Adolph), [Adam](/source/Adam_(given_name)), [Addison](/source/Addison_(disambiguation)), and others. People with the first name of Ad include:

- [Ad Achkar](/source/Ad_Achkar) (born 1988), Lebanese photographer and artist
- [Ad van der Avoird](/source/Ad_van_der_Avoird) (born 1943), Dutch chemist
- [Ad Bax](/source/Ad_Bax) (born 1956), Dutch-American biophysicist
- [Ad de Boer](/source/Ad_de_Boer) (born 1946), Dutch politician
- [Ad Brennan](/source/Ad_Brennan) (1887–1962), American baseball pitcher
- [Ad Carter](/source/Ad_Carter) (1895–1957), American cartoonist (Ad stands for "August Daniel")
- [Ad Dekkers](/source/Ad_Dekkers_(artist)) (1938–1974), Dutch artist
- [Ad Dekkers](/source/Ad_Dekkers_(cyclist)) (1953–2002), Dutch cyclist
- [Ad Donker](/source/Ad_Donker) (1933–2002), Dutch-South African publisher
- [Ad Geelhoed](/source/Ad_Geelhoed) (1942–2007), Dutch professor, civil service worker, and Advocate-General
- [Ad Gumbert](/source/Ad_Gumbert) (1868–1925), American baseball pitcher
- [Ad Hermes](/source/Ad_Hermes) (1929–2002), Dutch politician
- [Ad Kaland](/source/Ad_Kaland) (1922–1995), Dutch politician
- [Ad Abi Karam](/source/Ad_Abi_Karam) (born 1937), Lebanese-Australian Catholic bishop
- [Ad van Kempen](/source/Ad_van_Kempen) (1944–2026), Dutch actor
- [Ad Kolnaar](/source/Ad_Kolnaar) (born 1942), Dutch economist
- [Ad Konings](/source/Ad_Konings) (born 1956), Dutch ichthyologist
- [Ad Koppejan](/source/Ad_Koppejan) (born 1962), Dutch politician
- [Ad Lagendijk](/source/Ad_Lagendijk) (born 1947), Dutch physicist
- [Ad Lankford](/source/Ad_Lankford) (1882–1967), American baseball pitcher
- [Ad van Liempt](/source/Ad_van_Liempt) (born 1949), Dutch journalist
- [Ad Liska](/source/Ad_Liska) (1906–1998), American baseball pitcher
- [Ad van Luyn](/source/Ad_van_Luyn) (born 1935), Dutch Roman Catholic bishop
- [Ad Melkert](/source/Ad_Melkert) (born 1956), Dutch politician
- [Ad Minoliti](/source/Ad_Minoliti) (born 1980), Argentinian visual artist
- [Ad Moolhuijzen](/source/Ad_Moolhuijzen) (born 1943), Dutch water polo player
- [Ad Neeleman](/source/Ad_Neeleman) (born 1964), Dutch-British linguist
- [Ad Reinhardt](/source/Ad_Reinhardt) (1913–1967), American abstract painter
- [Ad Rutschman](/source/Ad_Rutschman) (born 1931), American football and baseball coach
- [Ad Santel](/source/Ad_Santel) (1887–1966), American professional wrestler
- [Ad Simonis](/source/Adrianus_Johannes_Simonis) (1931–2020), Dutch Roman Catholic cardinal
- [Ad Sluijter](/source/Ad_Sluijter) (born 1981), Dutch guitarist
- [Ad Snijders](/source/Ad_Snijders) (1929–2010), Dutch painter
- [Ad van der Steur](/source/Ad_van_der_Steur) (1893–1953), Dutch architect
- [Ad Stouthamer](/source/Ad_Stouthamer) (1931–2023), Dutch microbiologist
- [Ad Strengholt](/source/Ad_Strengholt) (1901-1973), Dutch publisher
- [Ad Swigler](/source/Ad_Swigler) (1895–1975), American baseball pitcher
- [Ad Tak](/source/Ad_Tak) (born 1953), Dutch bicycle racer
- [Ad van Tiggelen](/source/Ad_van_Tiggelen) (born 1958), Dutch banker and fantasy writer
- [Ad Vandenberg](/source/Ad_Vandenberg) (born 1954), Dutch rock guitarist
- [Ad Visser](/source/Ad_Visser) (born 1947), Dutch VJ, presenter, writer, and music artist
- [Ad Wammes](/source/Ad_Wammes) (born 1953), Dutch composer
- [Ad Wenke](/source/Ad_Wenke) (1898–1961), American football player and justice
- [Ad Wijnands](/source/Ad_Wijnands) (born 1959), Dutch bicycle racer
- [Ad Wolgast](/source/Ad_Wolgast) (1888–1955), American boxer
- [Ad Wouters](/source/Ad_Wouters) (born 1944), Dutch-Belgian sculptor
- [Ad Yale](/source/Ad_Yale) (1870–1948), American baseball player
- [Ad Zonderland](/source/Ad_Zonderland) (1940–2007), Dutch football manager and administrator

## References

1. ["NVB - verklaring voornaam Ad"](http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/verklaring/naam/Ad)

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