Names Abd ar-Rahman

Abd ar-Rahman

Gender

Male (Masculine | Boy)

Usage/Origins

Arabic

Meaning

"Servant of the Merciful"

Scripts(How to write)

الرحمٰن(Arabic)
عبد
عبد الرحمن‎

Pronunciation

Ahb-dul-Ruh-man
‘ab-door-rah-MAN

Popularity

The name Abd ar-Rahman is not widely used outside of Arabic-speaking nations, and therefore does not appear on most popular baby names lists.

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Abd ar-Rahman Name meanings & History

"Servant of the Merciful". Means "servant of the merciful" from Arabic عبد ('abd) meaning "servant" combined with رحمن (rahman) meaning "merciful". This was the name of two early caliphs of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain. The name Abd ar-Rahman is most commonly found among Arabic-speaking communities, particularly in North Africa and the Middle East. It is often given to boys as a first name or used as a part of a full name.

Zodiac Sign of Abd ar-Rahman: Action Aries

Synonyms of Abd ar-Rahman:

A: Angry,Ambitious,Aggressive,Argumentative,Assertive,Action

B: Bountiful,Beauty,Brains,Bashful

D: Doting,Demanding,Determined,Daddy,Dutiful,Domestic

R: Resourceful,Reason,Restless,Rational

H: Hobnobbing,Hope,Heart's Desire,Haggle,Hyper

M: Mommy,Mushy,Memory,Memorabilia,Mother,Maternal,Manipulative

N: Neurosis,Nice,Nagging,Nitpicking,Nervous,Neat,Nutrition

Abd ar-Rahman is:

a Delicate name
a Informal name
a Mature name

Famous People

There are several historical figures who bore the name Abd ar-Rahman, including an Umayyad caliph who established the Muslim kingdom of Cordoba in Spain in the 8th century. More modern examples include Abdur Rahman Al-Sudais, a popular imam and scholar of Islam from Saudi Arabia.