WAEL
Wa'el, also spelt Wael or Wail (वाईल), 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. 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. 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". Pronunciation differs based on the varieties of Arabic.
The given name Wael has seen limited usage in certain regions; for example, in the United States, there have been 100 years in which the name was either not recorded at all or given to fewer than five individuals—below the threshold required for inclusion in official naming statistics. The most recent such year was 1988. Overall, the name Wael remains relatively rare.
In the United States, the given name Wael is notably rare. As of the most recent available data, only 27 individuals bear the name nationwide. These individuals are recorded in just three states—California, Michigan, and New York. It is important to note that state-level statistics are only reported when at least five individuals share the name in a given state, which may underrepresent its presence elsewhere. Among these, Michigan has the highest relative occurrence of the name Wael, although the frequency remains extremely low—approximately one in every 629,035 males.
Notable people with the name include:
Wael Abbas (born 1974), Egyptian blogger
Wael Abdelgawad (born 1965), American author and martial artist
Wael Al-Dahdouh (born 1970), Palestinian journalist
Wael Badr (born 1978), Egyptian basketball player
Wael Ghonim (born 1980), Egyptian computer engineer, author and activist
Wael Gomaa (born 1975), Egyptian footballer
Wael Hallaq (born 1955), Palestinian scholar of Islamic studies
Wael Jassar (born 1976), Lebanese singer
Wael Kfoury (born 1974), Lebanese singer
Wael Nazha (born 1974), Lebanese footballer
Wael Riad (born 1982), Egyptian footballer
Wael Sawan (born 1974), Lebanese-Canadian business executive
Wael Talaat (1964–2025), Egyptian snooker player
Wael Zwaiter (1934–1972), Palestinian writer and translator
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