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Across the world, عاد (Ad , Aad , عاد ) is a common mostly boy's, but seldom feminine first name. The forename عاد is characteristic of Algeria, where it is quite a common primarily boy's, but very infrequently feminine name, Netherlands, where it is quite a common male name, and Oman, where it is quite a common dominantly boy's, but uncommonly female name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Algeria, Indonesia, and Nigeria. Likewise, عاد is the last name as well as the forename.
عاد is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Aad van der Naad , character in Keek op de week and Ad Executive , the character from 1995 film 'The Santa Clause'.