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| meaning = "Servant of the"
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| origin = [[Arabic]]
| related names = [[Abdullah]], which means "Servant of God"
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'''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]].
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