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عَبْد الْعَزِيز

Abdulaziz

ab-dul-a-ZEEZ

Servant of the Mighty.”

About Abdulaziz

Abdulaziz is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "servant of the mighty" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

Compound: 'abd' (servant) + 'al-Aziz' (the Mighty), one of the names of God.

Very common across Gulf and Maghrebi families.

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Boy

Also spelled

Abdul Aziz, Abdelaziz

Root letters

ع ز زʿ-Z-Z

In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Abdulaziz is one such word.

Across history

Who has carried Abdulaziz before.

  • King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud (c. 1875–1953), founder of Saudi Arabia

How to say it

ab·dul·a·ZEEZ

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Abdulaziz: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud