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 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, Dutch cyclist Aad de Hoop, Dutch physicist and mathematician Aad Jacobs, Dutch businessman Aad de Jong (1921–2003), Dutch footballer Aad Kosto, Dutch politician Aad Mansveld (1944–1991), Dutch footballer Aad van Mil, Dutch water polo player Aad de Mos, Dutch football coach Aad Nuis (1933–2007), Dutch political scientist Aad Oudt, Dutch swimmer Aad Steylen, Dutch long-distance runner Aad van Toor, Dutch circus performer Aad van der Vaart, Dutch mathematician Aad J. Vinje (1857–1929), Norwegian-born American justice Aad Wagenaar, Dutch politician Aad van Wijngaarden (1916–1987), Dutch mathematician Aad Zaanen (1913–2000), Dutch mathematician
