Abdullah (name)

For other uses, see Abdullah (disambiguation) and Abdollah (disambiguation).

Abd Allah (Arabic: عبد الله, romanized: ʻAbd Allāh), also spelled Abdallah, Abdellah, Abdollah, Abdullah, Abdulla, Abdalla and many others, is an Arabic name meaning "Servant of God". It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd (عبد) and Allāh (الله). Although the first letter "a" in Allāh, as the first letter of the article al-, is usually unstressed in Arabic, it is usually stressed in the pronunciation of this name. The variants Abdollah and Abdullah represent the elision of this "a" following the "u" of the Classical Arabic nominative case (pronounced [o] in Persian). Abd Allah is one of many Arabic theophoric names, meaning servant of God. God's Follower is also a meaning of this name.

Abd Allah

Pronunciation	[ʕɑbˈdɑl.lɑ, ʕæb-, -ˈdel.læ, ʕæbdʊlˈɫɑː(h)]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Arabic
Origin
Meaning	Servant of God
Other names
Variant form(s)	Abdallah, Abdellah, Abdollah, Abdullah and many others
Related names	Abdiel, Obadiah

Humility before God is an essential value of Islam, hence Abdullah is a common name among Muslims. However, the name of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's father was Abdullah. The prophet's father died before his birth, which indicates that the name was already in use in pre-Islamic Arabia.

It is also common among Mizrahi Jews, especially Iraqi Jews and Syrian Jews. The name is cognate to and has the same meaning as the Hebrew Abdiel and, more commonly, Obadiah. There were two Jewish rabbis in Medina before Islam came; they were Abdullah ibn Salam and Abdullah ibn Shuria. Abdullah ibn Saba was a Yemenite Jew during the spread of Islam.

The variant used in the Russian language is "Абдулла́" (Abdulla) (cf. Fedul, which has similar origins), with "Абду́л" (Abdul) and "Габдулла́" (Gabdulla) often used in Adyghe.^[1] The Spanish variant is Abdala.

The Christian Arabic Bible uses the word Allah for God. Presently in the Middle East, the name is sometimes used by Christians as a given or family name.^[2]

Given name

Abd Allah

• Abd Allah ibn Muhammad, son of Muhammad
• Abd Allah ibn Uthman, son of third caliph Uthman
• Abd Allah ibn Abd Allah, companion of Muhammad
• Abd Allah ibn Abi Bakr, son of caliph Abu Bakr
• Abd Allah ibn Saba, Jewish anti-Rashidun rebel
• Abd Allah ibn Salam, Jewish convert to Islam
• Abd Allah ibn Ubayy (died 631), leading inhabitant of Medina and contemporary of Muhammad
• Abd Allah ibn Umar (610–693 CE), narrator of hadith
• Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, (died 692), ruler of the 8th-century Zubayrid Caliphate
• Abd Allah ibn Yazid, an Umayyad prince and Military leader

Abdalla

• Abdalla El-Masri, Lebanese composer
• Abdalla Hamdok, most recent Sudanese president, who was deposed in a coup

Abdallah

• Abdallah Abdalsalam (born 1983), Egyptian volleyball player
• Abdallah al-Adil (1224–1227), Caliph of Morocco
• Abdallah Aich (born 1995), Lebanese footballer
• Abdallah ibn Amir, Rashidun politician and military officer
• Abdallah Djaballah (born 1956), Algerian politician
• Abdallah Al-Fakhouri (born 2000), Jordanian footballer
• Abdallah Kamal (1965–2014), Egyptian journalist and politician
• Abdallah El Maaroufi (1944–2011), Moroccan diplomat
• Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz (861–908), Arab poet
• Abdallah Saaf (born 1949), Moroccan academic and politician
• Abdallah ibn Sa'd, Arab administrator and commander
• Abdallah Shihiri, politician of the Somali Dervish movement
• Abdallah Somekh (1813–1889), Iraqi rabbi
• Abdallah El-Yafi (1901–1986), Lebanese politician
• Abdallah al-Fadil al-Mahdi (1890–1966), Sudanese politician

Abdelilah

• Abdelilah Saber (born 1974), Moroccan association football player

Abdellah

• Abdellah Béhar (born 1963), French runner
• Abdellah Blinda (born 1951), Moroccan association football manager
• Abdellah Liegeon (born 1957), Algerian association football player
• Abdellah Ouzghar, Canadian and Moroccan, arrested after attacks of Sept 11, 2001

Abdollah

Main article: Abdollah (disambiguation)

• Abdollah Jassbi, Iranian academic
• Abdollah Mojtabavi, Iranian sport wrestler
• Abdollah Movahed, Iranian sport wrestler
• Abdollah Nouri, Iranian reformist politician
• Abdollah Ramezanzadeh, Iranian academic
• Abdollah Shahbazi, Iranian researcher
• Seyyed Abdollah Fateminia, Iranian Cleric
• Abdollah Javadi-Amoli, Iranian Cleric

Abdulai

• Abdulai Bell-Baggie, English association football player
• Abdulai Conteh, Sierra Leonean politician

Abdulah

• Abdulah Gegić (1924–2008), Yugoslav football coach and doctor of sciences in the veterinary field
• Abdulah Ibraković, Bosnian professional football manager
• Abdulah Muhasilović, Bosnian army chaplain
• Abdulah Mutapčić, Bosnian politician
• Abdulah Nakaš (1944–2005), Bosnian surgeon
• Abdulah Oruč, Bosnian professional football manager
• Abdulah Sidran, Bosnian poet
• Abdulah Skaka, Bosnian politician

Abdullah

• Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (545–570), the father of Muhammad
• Abdullah I (disambiguation), multiple rulers
• Abdullah II (disambiguation), multiple rulers
• Abdullah (Chagatai Khanate) (died 1359), ruler of the Chagatai
• Abdullah (Ismaili Mustaali Missionary), first Ismaili, Fatimid, mustaali saint to reach India, c. 1067 AD
• Abdullah ibn Abbas, narrator of hadith
• Abdullah Nur (1910–1997), Indonesian ulama
• Abdullah Abdullah (born 1960), the former foreign minister of Afghanistan
• Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah (1963–2020), al-Qaeda terrorist
• Abdullah al-Amiri, judge in the trial of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein who was replaced after allegations of bias
• Abdullah Tahir, Ethiopian-Yemeni governor
• Abdullah Anderson (born 1996), American football player
• Abdullah Atalar (born 1954), Turkish academic
• Abdullah Avcı (born 1963), Turkish association football manager
• Abdullah Aydoğdu (born 1991), Turkish Paralympian goalball player
• Abdullah Yusuf Azzam (1941–1989), Islamist leader, assassinated in 1989
• Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (born 1939), Prime Minister of Malaysia (2003–2009)
• Abdullah el Baqui (1886–1952), Bengali Islamic scholar, writer and politician
• Abdullah Baybaşin, Turkish mob boss
• Abdullah Bishara (born 1936), Kuwaiti diplomat
• Abdullah Bughra, Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic
• Abdullah Cevdet, Turkish physician
• Abdullah Çatlı, Turkish convicted drug trafficker
• Abdullah Al Damluji, Iraqi physician and politician
• Abdullah Demirbaş (born 1966), Turkish politician
• Abdullah Durak (born 1987), Turkish association football player
• Abdullah Ercan (born 1971), Turkish association football player
• Abdullah Franji (born 1943), Palestinian politician and Fatah member
• Abdullah Gül (born 1950), Turkish politician and 11th President of Turkey
• Abdullah Halman (born 1987), Turkish association football player
• Abdullah bin Suleiman Al Hamdan (1887–1965), Saudi Arabian politician and businessman
• Abdullah al-Harari, Islamic scholar
• Abdullah I of Jordan (1882–1951), Emir of Transjordan (1921–1946) and King of Jordan (1946–1951)
• Abdullah II of Jordan (born 1962), King of Jordan since 1999
• Abdullah İçel, Turkish-Belgian futsal player
• Abdullah Abdul Kadir (1796–1854), early 19th century Malay writer
• Abdullah Khadr (born 1981), Canadian citizen of Egyptian descent whose alleged ties to terrorism resulted in a protracted international legal issue
• Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa (1769–1849), ruler of Bahrain between 1821 and 1843
• Abdullah Khan (disambiguation), multiple people
• Abdullah Kobayashi, born Yosuke Kobayashi, Japanese wrestler
• Abdullah al Mahmood, Bengali politician and former minister in Pakistan
• Abdullah Malallah, Emirati association football player
• Abdullah al Mamun (disambiguation), multiple people
• Abdullah Mando, Syrian footballer
• Abdullah ibn Masud (died 652), a companion of Muhammad
• Abdullah Mirza (1410–1451), ruler of the Timurid Empire
• Abdullah Morsi, son of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi
• Abdullah Muhammad Shah II of Perak, one of the parties to the Pangkor Treaty of 1874
• Abdullah Abbas Nadwi, Islamic scholar
• Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirati politician
• Abdullah Nangyal, Pashtun human rights activist and one of the leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement
• Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Emirati engineer and politician
• Abdullah Oğuz, Turkish film director
• Abdullah Öcalan (born 1948), Kurdish opposition leader and founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party
• Abdullah Öztürk (born 1989), Turkish para table tennis player
• Abdullah of Pahang (b. 1959), King of Malaysia and Sultan of Pahang
• Abdullah bin Ali Al Rashid (1788–1848), founder of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar
• Abdullah bin Ghazi (1935–1998), Pakistani religious scholar and founder of Faridia University, Islamabad
• Abdullah Al Rasi (1929–1994), Lebanese physician and politician
• Abdullah ibn Rawaha (C. 590–629), general in the Battle of Mut'ah
• Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud (died 1819), Ruler of the First Saudi State
• Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1831–1889), Ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah
• Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1923–2007), Saudi royal and businessman
• Abdullah bin Thunayan Al Saud (died 1843), Emir of Nejd
• Abdullah bin Abdullah Al Saud (born 1843), Saudi royal
• Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924–2015), Former ruler of Saudi Arabia
• Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Sheikh (1751–1829), Wahhabi scholar
• Abdullah Elyasa Süme (born 1983), Turkish association football player
• Abdullah Tal (1918–1973), Jordanian soldier
• Abdullah Al Thani (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ovadia Yosef (1920–2013), Israeli rabbi, born Abdullah Youssef

Surname

Abdalla

• Ahmad Abdalla, Egyptian film director
• Ali Abdalla, Eritrean long-distance runner
• Asha Ahmed Abdalla, Somali politician
• Khalid Abdalla, British actor

Abdallah

• Sallamah Umm Abdallah, was the spouse of Muhammad ibn Ali and mother of Al-Mansur.
• Marajil also known as Umm Abdallah. She was the mother of Abbasid caliph Al-Ma'mun.
• Abu Makhlad Abdallah, Iranian statesman from Tabaristan
• Ali al-Abdallah, Syrian writer and human rights activist
• Gene G. Abdallah (1934–2019), American politician
• Mohamed Abdallah (born Nov 1975), British citizen with African origin, A Chartered Accountant with ACCA and CPA(T)

Abdellah

• Faye Glenn Abdellah (1919–2017), American nurse
• Nacer Abdellah (born 1966), Moroccan footballer

Abdulah

• Clive Abdulah (born 1927), former Bishop of Trinidad

Abdullah

• Abdul Abdullah (born 1986), Australian artist, brother of artist Abdul-Rahman Abdullah
• Abdul Rahman Abdullah, Muslim name of Donny Meluda, armed robber
• Abdul-Rahman Abdullah (born 1977), Australian artist, brother of artist Abdul Abdullah
• Abdullah Abdullah (born 1960), former foreign minister of Afghanistan
• Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah (1963–2020), al-Qaeda terrorist
• Adel Abdullah (born 1984), Syrian association football player
• Ameer Abdullah (born 1993), American football running back
• Bilal Abdullah (born 1980), British doctor of Iraqi descent behind the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack
• Chelsea Abdullah (fl. 2022), Kuwaiti American novelist
• Husain Abdullah (born 1985), American football player
• Ismail Sabri Abdullah (1924–2006), Egyptian economist and politician
• Khalid Abdullah (disambiguation), multiple people
• Majed Abdullah (born 1959), Saudi Arabian football player
• Mohamed Abdullah (disambiguation), multiple people
• Farah Zeynep Abdullah (born 1989), Turkish actress
• Mansoor Abdullah, Singaporean convicted killer
• Mohammed Abdullah (disambiguation), multiple people
• Muhammad Kho Abdullah (1984–2016), Muslim name of Kho Jabing, convicted Malaysian killer
• Nadhem Abdullah, Iraqi murdered during the Occupation of Iraq
• Omar Abdullah (born 1970), last Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
• Rahim Abdullah (born 1976), American football player
• Raja Abdullah bin Raja Jaafar, a participant in the Klang War
• Roshdi bin Abdullah Altway, a Singaporean convicted killer and drug trafficker
• Salem Abdullah (disambiguation), multiple people
• Salwa Abdullah (born 1953), Syrian politician
• Sheikh Abdullah (1905–1982), known as Sher-e-Kashmir, first Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
• Tewfik Abdullah (born 1896), Egyptian footballer
• Yasir Abdullah (born 2000), American football player

Fictional characters

• Abdul Alhazred, sometimes referred to as Abdullah Alhazred
• Abdullah (comics), from The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé
• Abdullah the Butcher, born Lawrence Shreve, Canadian wrestler
• Abdullah ibn al-Wahhab from the Amelia Peabody series, foreman for the Emerson family's archeological excavation sites
• Abdullah, main protagonist of Castle in the Air, the sequel to Howl's Moving Castle

See also

Related names

• Abdala
• Abdollah (disambiguation)
• Abdullah (disambiguation)
• Abdullah I (disambiguation)
• Abdullah II (disambiguation)
• Abdullah Al Mamun (disambiguation)
• Abdullah Khan (disambiguation)
• Abdullah Al Thani (disambiguation)
• Abdullahi
• Abu Abdullah
• Khalid Abdullah (disambiguation)
• King Abdullah (disambiguation)
• Mohamed Abdullah (disambiguation)
• Mohammed Abdullah (disambiguation)
• Raja Abdullah (disambiguation)
• Salem Abdullah (disambiguation)

Other

• Arabic name
• Dasa
• Turkish name
• List of Arabic theophoric names

References

Notes

1. Superanskaya, p. 20
2. MCEACHEN, BEN (January 28, 2021). "LEILA ABDALLAH: 'IF IT WASN'T FOR MY FAITH, I WOULDN'T BE STANDING WHERE I AM TODAY". Retrieved January 31, 2021.

Sources

• А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-8112-1399-9