Gender Masculine
Scripts أبو ال(Arabic) ابو ال(Urdu)
Other Forms FormsVariant transcription: Abu'l
Meaning & History
Means "father of the" in Arabic, derived from Arabic أبو (abu) meaning "father of" (see Abu) combined with Arabic ال (al) meaning "the". Also compare names like Abul-Fazl.Notable bearers of this name include the Indian scholar Abul Kalam Azad (1888-1958) and the Pakistani philosopher Abul A'la Maududi (1903-1979).