Muslim baby names with meanings

Abdullah Boy Name Meaning, Origin & Spelling

Abdullah · Boy · Servant of Allah · Arabic

عبد اللهMuslim boy names

Meaning

Servant of Allah

Name meaning

Origin / language
Arabic
Alternate spellings
Abdallah, Abdulla
Islamic / Qur’anic association
Islamic devotional; not necessarily Qur'anic
Name type
Single given name
Category
Traditional Arabic names

Language and spelling

The Arabic compound contains abd (servant) and Allah. Abdullah and the spaced form Abd Allah express the same components; regional spellings include Abdullo and Abdulloh.

Alternate spellings

  • Abdullo · Uzbek / Tajik · Абдулло
  • Abdulloh · Uzbek / Tajik · Абдуллоҳ
  • Abdullahi · Hausa / Somali · Abdullahi
  • Abdulah · Bosnian · Абдулах
  • Cabdullaahi · Somali · Cabdullaahi
  • Abdoulaye · Western African · Abdoulaye

Sources

Meaning checked against the listed source.

Entry reviewed: 2026-10-25

Behind the Name

Behind the Name: Abdullo

Behind the Name: Abdulloh

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