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What does Abdul mean?
Abdul 
as a boys' name is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Abdul is "servant". Commonly used in combination with another name, as in Abdullah, or "servant of God". As such, the name indicates religious service and devotion. Basketball celebrity Kareem Abdul-Jabar.
STARTS WITH Ab-
Variations
VARIANTS Ab, Abdal, Abdall, Abdalla, Abdallah, Abdel, Abdell, Abdella, Abdellah, Abdoul, Abdoull, Abdoulla, Abdoullah, Abdull, Del
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ABDULLAH Abdalah, Abdualla, Abdulah, Abdulla
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Andul, ..
(female) Abdula, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Abdul Noe (A.N.), ..
How popular is Abdul?
Abdul is a somewhat prominent first name for males (#831 out of 1220, Top 68%) and an even more prominent surname for both adults and children (#17153 out of 150436, Top 11%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Abdul entered the list in 1970-1979 and reached its peak rank of #811 in the U.S. in the 1970s, and is currently at #1439. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Abdul (#1439 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) ranked in the Top 2000 are Ab, Abdullah (#688) and Del. Other variants, like Abdualla, are seldom used. Usage of these relations of Abdul reached its peak in 2016 (MEDIAN #1506) and has remained as widespread to this day (#1531, ▼8.1%). Abdullah is the most contemporarily stylish boy name in this compilation.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Abda, Abdi, Abel▲, Abell, Abiel, Abyel, Adal, Adel, Adil, Aldus, Ardal and Ardel. These names tend to be less frequently used than Abdul.
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