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Abatur m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Near Eastern Mythology, Arabic (Archaic)Means literally, "father of the Uthre" in Mandaean, which translates roughly to "father of the angels," derived from
aba "father" combined with
uthra (
'utria) "angel". In the Mandaean Gnostic cosmology, Abatur is "the third of four emanations from the supreme, unknowable deity", and the father of
Ptahil, the Mandaean demiurge.
Abay m KazakhMeans "careful, cautious, wary" in Kazakh.
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
(ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with فتاح
(fattāḥ) 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
(jabbār) 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 (
'abd) 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-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-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 an-Nabi m ArabicMeans "servant of the prophet" from Arabic عبد
(ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with نبي
(nabīy) meaning "prophet".
Abd an-Nasir m ArabicMeans "servant of the helper" from Arabic عبد
(ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with ناصر
(nāṣir) meaning "helper".
Abd an-Nur m ArabicMeans "servant of the light" from Arabic عبد
(ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with نور
(nūr) meaning "light".
Abd ar-Rauf m ArabicMeans "servant of the compassionate" from Arabic عبد
(ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with رؤوف
(raʾūf) meaning "compassionate, merciful, gracious".
Abd ar-Razzaq m ArabicMeans "servant of the provider" from Arabic عبد
(ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with رزاق
(razzāq) meaning "provider, sustainer".
Abd as-Samad m ArabicMeans "servant of the eternal" from Arabic عبد
(ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with صمد
(ṣamad) meaning "eternal, everlasting".
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.
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
mlk ("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 (
ʾaḥad) meaning "one, unqiue".