Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic
Scripts عبد القادر(Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. /ʕab.dul.ˈqaː.dir/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

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

Related Names

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

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Entry updated October 6, 2024