Meaning:
Its source is abd al, an Arabic name meaning "Servant."
Languages:
This boy's name is used in Arabic and Urdu.
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.
