Last name origin & meaning: Muslim: from Arabic ‛abdul, ‛abd al ‘servant of the …’.
Abdul is normally a component of a compound name referring to
one of the attributes of Allah mentioned in the Qur’an or the Hadith,
for example ‛Abdul‛Azīz ‘servant of the Powerful’,
‛Abdul-̣Hakīm ‘servant of the Wise’,
‛Abdul-Qādir ‘servant of the Capable’.
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