Ridvan (first name)
Ridvan ( Arabic رضوان, DMG Riḍwān 'Paradise, Angel') is used as a male first name . In Islam , Ridwān is an angel who guards paradise. Thus the first name Ridvan means "guardian of paradise". The name is used in Islamic countries, but especially in Turkey (Rıdvan) , Albania , Iraq and Iran . The Turkish form of the name is Rıdvan.
Name bearer
- Ridvan Balci (* 1993), Turkish-German soccer player
- Ridvan Bode (* 1959), Albanian politician
- Ridvan Dibra (* 1959), Albanian poet, literary scholar and journalist
Spelling Rıdvan
- Rıdvan Baygut (* 1985), Turkish Taekwondoin
- Rıdvan Bolatlı (* 1928), Turkish football player
- Rıdvan Çakır (1945–2017), Turkish President of DİTİB (2003–2007)
- Rıdvan Dilmen (* 1962), Turkish football player and coach
- Rıdvan Kılıç (* 1955), Turkish soccer player
- Rıdvan Koçak (* 1988), Turkish football player
- Rıdvan Şimşek (* 1991), Turkish soccer player
Spelling Ridwan
- Ridwan as-Sayyid (* 1949), Lebanese journalist, writer and Islamic scholar