Given name & surname

Abd Allah

“servant”·“God”

Abd Allah is a masculine given name from Arabic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Abd Allah is built from elements meaning “servant” and “God”.

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Where it comes from

In English use, Abd Allah has a related form in Abdullah. An origin associated with Abdullah is Arabic.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه, built from Arabic عَبْد (“servant”) + الله (“God”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Abd Allah’s family of names

In English usage, Abd Allah has a related form in Abdullah. In French usage, Abd Allah has a related form in Abdallah. In English usage, Abd Allah has a related form in Abd-Allah.

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