| Pronunciation | [ˈwæːˈel] or [ˈwæːˈil] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic/Proto-Semitic |
| Region of origin | Arabia/Mesopotamia |
Wa'el, also spelt Wael or Wail, is an ancient Aramaic male given name. The first currently known usage of the name was found and translated at a site called Sumatar Harabesi.[1] There is coinage and inscriptions mentioning a King of Edessa, the "Parthian Wael" and "Wael the king" (Syriac: W'L MLK') on coins around 163AD after the Parthians captured the region from the Romans.[2] The names' usage is pre-Islamic. The name's meaning origin is unknown, however, there are a few different definitions depending on how an ancient text was translated. These known meanings are "clan", "seeking shelter", and "protector".[3][4] Pronunciation differs based on the varieties of Arabic.
Notable people with the name include:
- Wael Abbas, Egyptian blogger
- Wael Abdelgawad, American author and martial artist
- Wael Al-Dahdouh, Palestinian journalist
- Wael Badr, Egyptian basketball player
- Wael Ghonim, Egyptian computer engineer, author and activist
- Wael Gomaa, Egyptian footballer
- Wael Jassar, Lebanese singer
- Wael Kfoury, Lebanese singer
- Wael Nazha, Lebanese footballer
- Wael Riad, Egyptian footballer
- Wael Sawan, Lebanese-Canadian business executive
- Wael Hallaq, Palestinian scholar of Islamic studies
- Wael Zwaiter, Palestinian writer and translator
- Wail al-Shehri, Saudi al-Qaeda terrorist of American Airlines Flight 11
References
- ↑ Retso, Jan (2013-07-04). The Arabs in Antiquity: Their History from the Assyrians to the Umayyads. ISBN 9781136872891.
- ↑ Millar, Near East, 112.
- ↑ "What does Wael (Muslim Arabic Name) mean?".
- ↑ "Wael - Islamic Name Meaning - Baby Names for Muslims".
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