Aad is a Dutch short version of the given name Adrianus/Adriaan . It is also a less common Norwegian given name. People with this name include: Aad Andriessen (1960–2021), Dutch footballer Aad Bak (1926–2009), Dutch footballer Aad de Bruyn (1910–1991), Dutch throwing athlete Aad de Graaf (1939–1995), Dutch track cyclist Aad Knutsson Gjelle (1768–1840), Norwegian cartographer Aad van den Hoek (born 1951), Dutch cyclist Aad de Hoop (born 1927), Dutch physicist and mathematician Aad Jacobs (born 1936), Dutch businessman Aad de Jong (1921–2003), Dutch footballer Aad de Koning (1928–2010), Dutch speed skater Aad Kosto (born 1938), Dutch politician Aad Mansveld (1944–1991), Dutch footballer Aad de Mos (born 1947), Dutch football coach Aad Nuis (1933–2007), Dutch political scientist Aad Oudt (born 1946), Dutch swimmer Aad Steylen (born 1935), Dutch long-distance runner Aad van Toor (born 1942), Dutch circus performer Aad van der Vaart (born 1959), Dutch mathematician Aad J. Vinje (1857–1929), Norwegian-born American justice Aad Wagenaar (born 1940), Dutch politician Aad van Wijngaarden (1916–1987), Dutch mathematician Aad Zaanen (1913–2000), Dutch mathematician See also ‘Ad, also Aad, great-grandson of Shem, son of Noah ʿĀd, also Aad, ancient Arab tribe, mentioned in Quran Dutch masculine given names