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عَبْد الْكَرِيم
Abdulkarim
ab-dul-ka-REEM
“Servant of the Generous.”
About Abdulkarim
Abdulkarim is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "servant of the generous" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Compound: 'abd' (servant) + 'al-Karim' (the Generous), one of the names of God.
Common across Arab and South Asian families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Abdul Karim, Abdelkarim
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Abdulkarim is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Abdulkarim
- What does the name Abdulkarim mean?
- Abdulkarim (عَبْد الْكَرِيم) means "Servant of the Generous". Compound: 'abd' (servant) + 'al-Karim' (the Generous), one of the names of God.
- Is Abdulkarim a name from the Qur'an?
- Abdulkarim does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Abdulkarim a boy or a girl name?
- Abdulkarim is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Abdulkarim come from?
- Abdulkarim is an Arabic name, built on the root letters K-R-M. Common across Arab and South Asian families.
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