Abdullah
/ˌæbˈdʊl.ə/noun
A masculine Arabic given name meaning “servant of God,” especially used among Muslims.
Did you know?Abdullah is a theophoric Arabic name built from ʿabd (“servant”) + Allāh (“God”), so the name itself functions like a spoken act of submission and devotion.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
PSem
*ʕabd-
“servant, slave”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ʿabd Allāh
“servant of God”
Early Islamic Period
Arabic
ʿAbd Allāh
“a common theophoric personal name”
Medieval Latin
Latin
Abdalla / Abdallah
“transliterated Arabic name”
Modern English
English
Abdullah
“a male Arabic given name”