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Abaye m HebrewMeans "little father" in Hebrew. The rabbi Nachmani (see
Nachman) (c. 280 – c. 339) was known as Abaye, to differentiate him from his grandfather with the same name.
Abayomi m & f YorubaMeans "he came to bring me joy and happiness" or "I would have been mocked" in Yoruba. It is a name given to a child born after a number of unfortunate or near unfortunate circumstances. It is often called in full as Àbáyòmí Olúwaniòjé meaning "I would have been mocked, if not for God".
Abba m Ancient Aramaic, Hebrew, JewishDerived from Aramaic אבא
(’abā’) meaning "father", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Semitic
ʾab meaning "father".
Abbad m ArabicAbbad is an Arabic name that is named after a companion of the Muslim prophet Muhammad.
Abbatissa f Medieval English (Latinized, Rare)From Latin
abbatissa meaning "abbess". While this was more usually found as a title, there are a handful of English occurrences of it used as a given name. Also compare the Old English masculine name
Abbud.
Abbosbek m UzbekFrom the given name
Abbos combined with the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master"
Abbott m EnglishFrom the English surname
Abbott, from Old English
abbot, ultimately from Latin
abbas "priest".
Abcke m & f East FrisianVariant of
Abbe with the diminutive suffix -cke recorded from the 16th to 18th centuries for men and in the 18th century for women in East Frisia.
Abdal m Armenian (Rare, Archaic)Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish
abdal, meaning "careless man", which in turn is derived from Arabic أَبْدَال,
abdal, meaning "hermit". Nowadays the name is rare.
Abd Al-ali m ArabicMeans "servant of the highest" from عبد (
ʿabd) meaning "servant, slave" and عليّ (
ʿalīy) meaning "lofty, sublime"
Abd al-Azim m ArabicMeans "servant of the mighty" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with عظيم
('azim) meaning "magnificent, great, powerful".
Abd al-Baqi m ArabicMeans "servant of the everlasting" from Arabic عبد
('abd) meaning "servant" combined with باقي
(baqi) meaning "eternal, everlasting".
Abd al-Basir m ArabicMeans "slave of the wise" in Arabic, from
عبد (
'abd) meaning "servant, slave" and
البصير (
al-basir) meaning "the wise"
Abd al-Basit m ArabicMeans "servant of the expander" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with باسط
(basit) meaning "expander, extender".
Abd al-Fattah m ArabicMeans "servant of the opener" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with فتاح
(fattah) meaning "opener, conqueror".
Abd al-Ghaffar m ArabicMeans "servant of the all-forgiver" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" and غفار
(ghaffar) meaning "forgiver, pardoner".
Abd al-Ghafur m ArabicMeans "servant of the ever-forgiving" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" and غفور
(ghafur) meaning "forgiving, merciful".
Abd al-Ghani m ArabicMeans "servant of the all-sufficient" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with غني
(ghaniyy) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Abd al-Hadi m ArabicMeans "servant of the guide" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with هادي
(hadi) meaning "leader, guide".
Abd al-Hafiz m ArabicMeans "servant of the preserver" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" and حفيظ
(hafiz) meaning "custodian, guardian".
Abd al-Hakim m ArabicMeans "servant of the wise" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with حكيم
(hakim) meaning "wise".
Abd al-Halim m ArabicMeans "servant of the forbearing" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with حليم
(halim) meaning "patient, tolerant, mild".
Abd al-Jabbar m ArabicMeans "servant of the almighty" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with جبار
(jabbar) meaning "powerful".
Abd al-Jalil m ArabicMeans "servant of the exalted one" from Arabic عبد ال
(ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" and جليل
(jalīl) meaning "exalted, impprtant, honourable".
Abd al-Khaliq m ArabicMeans "servant of the creator" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with خالق
(khaliq) meaning "creator, maker".
Abd al-Mannan m ArabicMeans "servant of the beneficent" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with منان
(mannan) meaning "beneficent, benevolent, generous".
Abd al-Masih m ArabicMeans "servant of the messiah" from
عبد (
'abd) meaning "servant, slave" and
مسيح (
masih) meaning "the messiah" (used by Arab Christians)
Abd al-Muqit m ArabicFrom
عبد (
'eabd) meaning "slave of" and
المقيت (
al-muqit) meaning "the nourisher". In Islam, المقيت (
al-muqit) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Abd al-Musawwir m ArabicMeans "slave of the fashioner" from
عبد (
'abd) meaning "slave, servant" and
مصوّر (
musawwir) meaning "the fashioner, the shaper"
Abd al-Nabi m ArabicMeans "servant of the prophet" from Arabic عبد
(ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with نبي
(nabiyy) meaning "prophet".
Abd al-Nur m ArabicMeans "servant of the light" from Arabic عبد ال
(ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with نُور
(nūr) meaning "light".
Abd al-Qahar m ArabicMeans "servant of the vanquisher" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" and قهار
(qahhar) meaning "vanquisher, subduer, conqueror".
Abd al-Qayyum m ArabicMeans "slave of the provider" in Arabic, from
عبد (
'abd) meaning "slave, servant" and
قيوم (
qayyum) meaning "provider, sustainer"
Abd al-Quddus m ArabicMeans "servant of the all-holy" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with قدوس
(quddus) meaning "holy".
Abd al-Rauf m ArabicMeans "servant of the compassionate" from Arabic عبد ال
(ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" and رَؤُوف
(raʾūf) meaning "kind, lenient, compassionate".
Abd al-Samad m ArabicMeans "servant of the eternal" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with صمد
(samad) meaning "eternal".
Abd-al-sami m ArabicMeans "servant of the all hearing" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with سَمِيْع (
samee) meaning "hearing".
Abd al-Wahab m ArabicMeans "servant of the all-giver" from Arabic عبد ال
('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with وهاب
(wahab) meaning "giver, bestower".
Abd al-Wahid m ArabicMeans "servant of the incomparable one" from Arabic عبد ال
(ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with واحد
(wāḥid) meaning "one, single, unique, incomparable".
Abd al-zahir m Arabic, PashtoMeans "slave of the helper" from
عبد (
'abd) meaning "slave, servant" and
الظاهر (
al-zahir) meaning "helper, support"
Abd al-Zahra m ArabicMeans "servant of Zahrah" from Arabic عبد ال
(ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with the given name
Zahra. This name is especially popular with Shia Muslims as it refers to
Fatimah, the daughter of the Prophet
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Abd ar-Razzaq m ArabicMeans "servant of the provider" from Arabic عبد
(ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with رزاق
(razzāq) meaning "provider, sustainer".
Abdel m Hebrew, JewishHebrew name meaning "God’s servant/Slave." The Hebrew equivalent to the Arabic name
Abdullah (same meaning) but uses the Hebrew name El for G-d rather than Allah in the Arabic language.
Abdel-Fattah m Arabic (Egyptian)Means "servant of the conqueror" from Arabic عبد ال (
'abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with فتاح (
fattah) meaning "conqueror".
Al-Fattāḥ is one of the names of
Allah in the Quran.
Abdemon m PhoenicianOf unknown origin, name borne by a king of Cyprus (fl. 5th century BCE).
Abderos m Greek MythologyPossibly means "the man with the whip", from Hesychian
ἄβδης· µάστιξ. In Greek mythology, he is considered a divine hero, most notably known for his tragic role in
Herakles' eighth labour.
Abdes m Ancient Aramaic (Latinized)The name is formed with the word
Abd "servant (of)" and
Es which is less clear. It may refer to
Yah, the Judeo-Christian God, making the name a variant of
Abdias, or to the Egyptian goddess
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Abdiah m BiblicalGreek variant of Hebrew
Obadiah. Meaning, "servent of
Yahweh" which differs slightly from the Hebrew meaning of, "worshipper of Yahweh."
Abdi-milkutti m PhoenicianPossibly deriving in part from the Phoenician element 𐤌𐤋𐤊
milk ("king"). Name borne by a King of Sidon who rebelled against Assyrian rule.
Abdu m SwahiliAbdu is a name of Swahili origin meaning worshipper of God and the vowel at the end makes it sound like Abdul
Abdul-ahad m ArabicMeans "servant of the one" from Arabic عبد ال (
'abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with احد (
ahad) meaning "one, unqiue".
Abdul-ali m ArabicComes from Arabic عبد العلي (
'abd al-'Ali) meaning "servant of the most High".