Abdul 4709709 223878786 2008-07-06T08:42:58Z SieBot 4005189 robot Adding: [[ms:Abdul]] {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Abdul | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = | meaning = "Servant of the" | region = | origin = [[Arabic]] | related names = [[Abdullah]], which means "Servant of God" | footnotes = }} '''Abdul''' (also [[Arabic transliteration|transliterated]] '''Abdel''', '''`Abd al-''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: ''' عبد ال ''' ), and other ways) means "servant of the", and is the first part of many [[Arabic name]]s. It is combined with one of the [[Names of God in the Qur'an]] to form a two-word [[List of Arabic theophoric names|Arabic theophoric name]]. The most common of these are [[Abdul Aziz]] (Servant of the Almighty), [[Abdul Rahman]] (Servant of the Benevolent), and [[Abdul Rahim]] (Servant of the Merciful). Closely related is [[Abdullah]], meaning "Servant of God". The name "Abdul Masīh" (عبد المسيح) means "servant of the [[Messiah]]" and is an Arabic [[Christian]] name. In non-Arabic-speaking countries, Abdul is sometimes used as a name on its own, as in [[Paula Abdul]]. [[Category:Arabic names]] [[Category:Given names]] [[de:Abdul]] [[fr:Abdel]] [[ms:Abdul]] [[nl:Abdul]]