Ado is a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. It is sometimes used as a short form of
Adnan (name), commonly used in Bosnia.
People named Ado include:
Estonians
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Ado Anderkopp
Ado Anderkopp (18 January 1894, Hanila – 30 June 1941 Tallinn) was an Estonian politician, journalist and sport personnel. He was a member of I, II, III, IV and V Riigikogu.
Following the Soviet occupation of Estonia
The Estonian S ...
(1894–1941), Estonian politician, journalist and sport personality
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Ado Birk
Ado Birk (; also known as ''Aadu Birk'', ''Aado Birk'' or ''Avdei Birk''; – 2 February 1942), was an Estonian politician who was the Estonian Prime Minister for three days, from 28 July 1920 to 30 July 1920.
Biography
Ado Birk was born i ...
(1883–1942), Estonian politician
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Ado Grenzstein
Ado Grenzstein, pseudonym A. Piirikivi (5 February 1849 – 20 April 1916) was an Estonian journalist, writer and teacher, brother of . In 1881 he founded the '' Olevik'' newspaper, which become one of the most important Estonian newspapers of the ...
(1849-1916), Estonian journalist
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Ado Johanson
Ado Johanson (also Ado Johannson; 1 March 1874 Vastemõisa Parish (now Põhja-Sakala Parish), Kreis Fellin – 9 January 1932 Tallinn) was an Estonian politician. He was a member of the III and IV Riigikogu, representing the Farmers' Assemblies
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(1874–1932), Estonian politician
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Ado Kurvits (1897–1958), Estonian Communist politician
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Ado Reinvald
Ado Reinvald (3 December 1847 Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County – 8 February 1922) was an Estonian poet.
He was the owner of Ilissa farm near Tarvastu. Because of the initiative of Reinvald, the farm was transformed into the local cultural cent ...
(1847–1922), Estonian poet
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Ado Rõõmussaar (1891–1970), Estonian politician
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Ado Roosiorg (1887–1942), Estonian agronomist and politician
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Ado Vabbe
Ado Vabbe (19 March 1892 – 20 April 1961) was an Estonian painter, graphics artist, and teacher.
Ado Vabbe is known for bringing abstraction back home to Estonia after being educated in the Anton Ažbe art school in Munich from 1911 to 1913. ...
(1892-1961), Estonian painter, graphics artist and teacher
Others
* Ado (fl. 1550), Akwamuhene ruler of the
Akan people
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Ado (footballer) (born 1947), Brazilian footballer
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Ado (Lagos Oba), 1st Oba of Lagos
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Ado (monk)
Jikjisa is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Seon Buddhism. It is located on the slopes of Hwangaksan in Daehang-myeon, Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It may be one of the oldest temples in South Korea.
History
Jikjisa () ...
, monk of Goguryeo
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Ado (singer) (born 2002), Japanese singer
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Ado of Vienne (died 874), Frankish archbishop of Vienna
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Ado Campeol (1927/1928–2021), Italian restaurateur
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Ado Kraemer
Adolf (Ado) Kraemer (Krämer) (23 March 1898, in Büdingen – 25 June 1972, in Berlin) was a German chess master and problemist.
He tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Paul Krüger, at Bad Salzuflen 1925, took 6th at Giessen 1928 (Richard Réti won), and ...
(1898–1972), German chess master and problemist
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Ado Onaiwu (born 1995), Japanese footballer
See also
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Aadu (name)
Aadu is an Estonian male given name.
Variants include Aado and Ado. All these names are variants of the names Adam and Adolf.
Some of the known bearers of this name are:
* Aadu Birk or Ado Birk (1883–1942), Estonian politician and Prime ...
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Otto
Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', ''Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity".
The name is recorded fro ...
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Estonian masculine given names
Masculine given names
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