Abdallah

\ab.da.la\♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of Arabic origin.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginArabic
Pronunciation\ab.da.la\
Also spelledAbd Allah, Abdellah, Abdoul, Abdullah
Compound namesAbdoul-Aziz, Abdoul-Hakim, Abdoul-Hamid, Abdoul-Kader, Abdoul-Karim, Abdoul-Malik, Abdoul-Rahim, Abdoul-Rahman

Origin and meaning

Transliteration of Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh), from عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant”) + الله (allāh, “God”), literally “servant of God”.

Where it is mostly given

  • Arabia/Persia
  • Kosovo
  • Albania
  • Turkey

Around the world

  • GermanAbdulla
  • EnglishAbdullah
  • Arabicعبد الله
  • Chinese阿卜杜拉
  • GreekΑμπντάλα
  • Japaneseアブドラ
  • UkrainianАбдула

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