Abd al-AzizmArabic Means "servant of the powerful" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with عزيز (ʿazīz) meaning "powerful". This was the name of the first king of modern Saudi Arabia.
Abd al-HamidmArabic Means "servant of the praiseworthy" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with حميد (ḥamīd) meaning "praiseworthy". This was the name of two sultans of the Ottoman Empire.
Abd al-HaqqmArabic Means "servant of the truth" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with حقّ (ḥaqq) meaning "truth".
Abd al-IlahmArabic Means "servant of the god" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with إله (ʾilah) meaning "god, deity".
Abd al-KarimmArabic Means "servant of the generous" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with كريم (karīm) meaning "generous".
Abd AllahmArabic Means "servant of Allah" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with الله (Allah). This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's father. He died before his son's birth.
Abd al-MajidmArabic Means "servant of the glorious" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with مجيد (majīd) meaning "glorious".
Abd al-MalikmArabic Means "servant of the king" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with ملك (malik) meaning "king". This was the name of the fifth Umayyad caliph, who made Arabic the official language of the empire.
Abd al-QadirmArabic 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.
Abd al-WalimArabic Means "servant of the guardian" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with ولي (walī) meaning "guardian, friend".
Abd ar-RahimmArabic Means "servant of the merciful" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with رحيم (raḥīm) meaning "merciful".
Abd ar-RahmanmArabic Means "servant of the merciful" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with رحْمن (raḥman) meaning "merciful". This was the name of two early caliphs of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain.
Abd ar-RashidmArabic Means "servant of the rightly guided" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with رشيد (rashīd) meaning "rightly guided".
Abd as-SalammArabic Means "servant of the peaceful" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with سلام (salām) meaning "peace".
AbdastartusmPhoenician (Latinized) From the Greek form Ἀβδάσταρτος (Abdastartos) of the Phoenician name 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤕 (ʿAbdʿashtart) meaning "servant of Ashtoreth", derived from 𐤏𐤁𐤃 (ʿabd) meaning "servant, slave" combined with the name of the goddess Ashtoreth. This was the name of a 10th-century BC king of Tyre, as recorded by the historian Josephus.
AbdielmBiblical, Biblical Greek Means "servant of God" in Hebrew, from עֶבֶד (ʿeveḏ) meaning "servant, slave" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament, this is the name of a member of the tribe of Gad. In John Milton's Paradise Lost (1667), this is the name of a seraph who withstands Satan when he urges the angels to revolt.
AbdolhosseinmPersian Means "servant of al-Husayn" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with حسین (Ḥoseyn), the Persian form of Arabic Husayn. This name refers to Husayn ibn Ali, the son of Ali.
AbdolrezamPersian Means "servant of al-Rida" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with رضا (Reẕā), the Persian form of Arabic Rida. This name refers to the 9th-century Shia imam Ali al-Rida.
AbednegomBiblical Means "servant of Nebo" in Akkadian, Nebo being the Babylonian god of wisdom. In the Old Testament Abednego is the Babylonian name given to Azariah, one of the three men cast into a blazing furnace but saved from harm by God, as told in the Book of Daniel.
AklimBerber Means "slave, servant, black" in Tamazight.
BomilcarmPhoenician (Latinized) From the Punic name 𐤁𐤃𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕 (Bodmilqart), from Phoenician 𐤁𐤃 (bod) meaning "on behalf of" or perhaps from 𐤏𐤁𐤃 (ʿabd) meaning "servant, slave" combined with the name of the god Melqart. This name was borne by a few figures from Carthaginian history.
DebdasmBengali Bengali form of Devadas. This is the name of a 1917 novel by the Bengali author Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
DevadasmHindi Means "servant of the gods" from Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god" and दास (dāsa) meaning "servant".
GervasiusmGermanic (Latinized) Possibly a Latinized form of a Germanic name with a first element deriving from ger "spear". The second element is uncertain, though some propose it to be Gaulish *wassos "servant". Alternatively the name could be related to the Greek word γεραιός (geraios) "old".... [more]
GhulammArabic, Urdu, Pashto Means "servant, boy" in Arabic. It is often used as the first part of compound names.
GilroymEnglish (Rare) From an Irish surname, either Mac Giolla Ruaidh, which means "son of the red-haired servant", or Mac Giolla Rí, which means "son of the king's servant".
GottschalkmGerman (Archaic) Derived from the Old German elements got "god" and scalc "servant". Saint Gottschalk was a (perhaps spurious) 11th-century prince of the Wends who was martyred by his brother-in-law.
GranuailefHistory From Irish Gráinne Mhaol meaning "bald Gráinne". This was another name of Gráinne Ní Mháille, given in reference to her close-cropped hair as a young woman.
KalidasamSanskrit Means "servant of Kali" from the name of the Hindu goddess Kali 1 combined with Sanskrit दास (dāsa) meaning "servant". Kalidasa (or Kālidāsa) was a 4th-century Indian poet and dramatist, the author of the Abhijnanashakuntalam and other works.
Máel MáedócmOld Irish Means "disciple of Saint Máedóc" in Irish. Saint Máel Máedóc (also known as Malachy) was a 12th-century archbishop of Armagh.
Máel SechnaillmOld Irish Means "disciple of Saint Seachnall" in Irish. This was the name of two Irish high kings: Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid who ruled all of Ireland in the 9th century; and Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill (called Malachy) who defeated the Norse of Dublin in the 10th century.
MalcolmmScottish, English Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Máel Coluim, which means "disciple of Saint Columba". This was the name of four kings of Scotland starting in the 10th century, including Malcolm III, who became king after killing Macbeth, the usurper who had defeated his father Duncan. The character Malcolm in Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth (1606) is loosely based on him. Another famous bearer was Malcolm X (1925-1965), an American civil rights leader.
Malonem & fEnglish (Rare) From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Maoil Eoin meaning "descendant of a disciple of Saint John".
MohandasmHindi Means "servant of Mohana" from the name of the Hindu god Mohana (an epithet of Krishna) combined with Sanskrit दास (dāsa) meaning "servant". A famous bearer of this name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), also known as Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian leader who struggled peacefully for independence from Britain.
MordecaimBiblical, Hebrew Means "servant of Marduk" in Persian. In the Old Testament Mordecai is the cousin and foster father of Esther. He thwarted a plot to kill the Persian king, though he made an enemy of the king's chief advisor Haman.
ObadiahmBiblical Means "servant of Yahweh" in Hebrew, derived from עָבַד (ʿavaḏ) meaning "to serve, to worship" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the twelve minor prophets, the author of the Book of Obadiah, which predicts the downfall of the nation of Edom. This is also the name of several other biblical characters.
OmrimBiblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew Possibly means "servant" in Hebrew (or a related Semitic language), from the root עָמַר (ʿamar) meaning "to bind". This was the name of a 9th-century BC military commander who became king of Israel. He appears in the Old Testament, where he is denounced as being wicked.
Pagetf & mEnglish (Rare) From a French and English surname that meant "little page" (see Paige).
PaigefEnglish From an English surname meaning "servant, page" in Middle English. It is ultimately derived (via Old French and Italian) from Greek παιδίον (paidion) meaning "little boy".... [more]
QulumAzerbaijani Means "servant" in Azerbaijani. It is sometimes used as the second part of compound names.
RamdasmMarathi, Hindi Means "servant of Rama" from the name of the Hindu deity Rama 1 combined with Sanskrit दास (dāsa) meaning "servant". This name was borne by a 17th-century Hindu holy man from Maharashtra.
RyanmEnglish From a common Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Riain. This patronymic derives from the given name Rian, which is of uncertain meaning. It is traditionally said to mean "little king", from Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix.... [more]
SergiusmAncient Roman Roman family name, possibly meaning "servant" in Latin but most likely of unknown Etruscan origin. Saint Sergius was a 4th-century Roman officer who was martyred in Syria with his companion Bacchus. They are the patron saints of Christian desert nomads. Another saint by this name (in the Russian form Sergey) was a 14th-century Russian spiritual leader. The name was also borne by four popes.
XolotlmAztec and Toltec Mythology Meaning uncertain, of Nahuatl origin, possibly meaning "servant" or "cornstalk". In Aztec mythology Xolotl was a monstrous dog-headed god who guided the dead to Mictlan. He was also associated with lightning, fire and the evening star. He was the twin brother of Quetzalcoatl.