عبد الرحمنMuslim boy names
Meaning
Servant of the Merciful
Name meaning
- Origin / language
- Arabic
- Alternate spellings
- Abdur Rahman, Abdurrahman, Abdelrahman
- Islamic / Qur’anic association
- Islamic devotional; not necessarily Qur'anic
- Name type
- Single given name
- Category
- Traditional Arabic names
Language and spelling
This is a compound: abd plus ar-Rahman. Abdulrahman is a joined Latin spelling; the meaning belongs to the full combination, not to either component by itself.
Alternate spellings
- Abdirahman · Somali · Abdirahman
- Cabdiraxmaan · Somali · Cabdiraxmaan
Sources
Meaning checked against the listed source.
Entry reviewed: 2026-10-25
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