Abd al-Qadir

Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic
Scripts عبد القادر(Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. ‘ab-dool-KA-deer  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "servant of the capable, servant of the powerful" from Arabic عبد ('abd) meaning "servant" combined with قادر (qadir) meaning "capable, powerful". This was the name of a 19th-century Algerian resistance leader.

Related Names

VariantsAbd al-Kader(Arabic) Abdelkader(Arabic (Maghrebi))
Other Languages & CulturesCabdulqaadir(Somali) Abdülkadir(Turkish)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

power, talent
Entry updated June 9, 2023