Erdal
Appearance
Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Language(s) | Turkish |
Meaning | Youthful person (composed of er ("brave, capable man") and dal ("branch", "scion")) |
Erdal may refer to:
Given name
[edit]- Erdal Akdarı (born 1993), Turkish footballer
- Erdal Arıkan (born 1958), Turkish professor in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department at Bilkent University
- Erdal Beşikçioğlu (born 1970), Turkish actor
- Erdal Bibo (born 1977), Turkish professional basketball player
- Erdal Çelik (born 1988), Turkish-German footballer
- Erdal Ceylanoğlu (born 1945), retired Turkish general
- Erdal Erzincan (born 1971), Turkish folk music musician, composer, and singer
- Erdal Gezik, contemporary writer on Alevis and honor crimes in Turkey
- Erdal İnönü (1926-2007), Turkish theoretical physicist and politician
- Erdal Karamercan (born 1950), the Chief Executive Officer and President of Eczacıbaşı Holding
- Erdal Keser (born 1961), Turkish footballer
- Erdal Kılıçaslan (born 1984), Turkish-German footballer
- Erdal Kızılçay (born 1950), multi-instrumental (bass guitar, oud) musician of Turkish birth
- Erdal Merdan (1949-2010), German dramatist, actor, and stage director of Turkish origin
- Erdal Özyağcılar (born 1948), Turkish actor
- Erdal Pekdemir (born 1992), Turkish footballer who plays for Orduspor
- Erdal Rakip (born 1996), Swedish footballer
- Erdal Saygın (1931-2007), Turkish educator and university administrator
- Erdal Sunar (born 1982), Turkish weightlifter
Surname
[edit]- Bahoz Erdal (born 1969), Kurdish member and commander of the Kurdistan Workers' Party
- Eldrid Erdal (1901-1997), Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party
- Fehriye Erdal (born 1977), female political activist from Turkey
- Jennie Erdal (1951-2020), Scottish writer
- Jorun Erdal (born 1963), Norwegian singer and musical theatre artist
- Leiv Erdal (1915-2009), Norwegian military officer, bailiff, and politician for the Centre Party
- Marcel Erdal (born 1945), linguist and Turkologist, professor and head of the Turkology department at Goethe University
- Paul Erdal (1902-1985), Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Yasin Erdal (born 1986), Turkish-Dutch futsal player
- Ziya Erdal (born 1988), Turkish professional footballer
Other uses
[edit]- Erdal, Vestland, a village in Askøy municipality in Vestland county, Norway
- Erdal IL, a sports club in Askøy, Norway
- Erdal (brand) , a brand of shoe polish sold by Werner & Mertz