Abdullah

Abdullah

See also: Abdu'llah

English

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æbˈdʌlə/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɑb.dʊlˈɑ/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ʌlə, -ʊlə
    • Hyphenation: Ab‧dul‧lah

    Proper noun

    Abdullah

    1. A male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Amatullah; variant forms 'Abd Allah, Abd Allah, Abd' Ulah, Abd-Allah, Abdalah, Abdallah, Abdellah, Abdollah, Abdu'llah, Abdulah, Abdulla, ʻAbd Allāh.
    2. A surname from Arabic.

    Usage notes

    • A common Islamic name that is favored because it indicates servitude and humility before God. According to a hadith, "The most beloved of your names to Allah, the Mighty and Magnificent, are ‘Abdullah’ and ‘Abdur-Rahman’ (servant of the Most Merciful)". The name was also a favorite of the prophet Muhammad.

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    Statistics

    • According to the 2010 United States Census, Abdullah is the 4,272nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8,314 individuals. Abdullah is most common among Black (51.36%), White (24.40%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.74%) individuals.

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    Further reading

    Albanian

    Proper noun

    Abdullah m

    1. a male given name

    Declension

    Declension of Abdullah
    singular
    indefinite definite
    nominative Abdullah Abdullahu
    accusative Abdullahun
    dative/ablative Abdullahu Abdullahut

    References

    • Marina Dražić, Ivana Antić, editors (2019), Каталог најчешћих албанских имена и презимена [Catalogue of the most common Albanian names and surnames]‎[1] (in Serbo-Croatian), page 7

    Malay

    Proper noun

    Abdullah (Jawi spelling عبد الله)

    1. a male given name from Arabic

    Turkish

    Alternative forms

    • Aptullah

    Etymology

    From Arabic عَبْد اللّٰه (ʕabd allāh).

    Proper noun

    Abdullah

    1. a male given name from Arabic

    Derived terms