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Adlai (given name)

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Adlai
GenderMale
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)Hebrew
Word/nameAdaliah
Meaning"God is just"

Adlai is a male given name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is just".[1] Notable people with this name include:

  • Adlai H. Gilkeson (1893–1959), American brigadier general
  • Adlai Osborne (1744–1814), North Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress
  • Adlai Stevenson I (1835–1914), Grover Cleveland's Vice President
  • Adlai Stevenson II (1900–1965), grandson of the above entry, former Governor of Illinois, and unsuccessful Presidential candidate
  • Adlai Stevenson III (1930–2021), son of the above entry, and former Senator from Illinois
  • Adlai Wertman (born 1959), Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California

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References

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 20 November 2024.