Meaning: Its source is abd al, an Arabic name meaning "Servant."

Languages: This boy's name is used in Arabic and Urdu.

Variant Forms: Abdus

Popularity: The name Abdul ranked 831st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: In Islamic culture, this name is normally the first part of a compound whose second part is a name descriptive of one of the ninety-nine attributes of God.

As such, it has no relation to the social or economic status of servitude, but rather denotes religious service and devotion.