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عَبْد الْمَلِك
Abdulmalik
ab-dul-MAH-lik
“Servant of the Sovereign.”
About Abdulmalik
Abdulmalik is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "servant of the sovereign" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Compound: 'abd' (servant) + 'al-Malik' (the Sovereign), one of the names of God.
Common across Arab families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Abdul Malik
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 Abdulmalik is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Abdulmalik before.
- Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646–705 CE), Umayyad caliph
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Abdulmalik
- What does the name Abdulmalik mean?
- Abdulmalik (عَبْد الْمَلِك) means "Servant of the Sovereign". Compound: 'abd' (servant) + 'al-Malik' (the Sovereign), one of the names of God.
- Is Abdulmalik a name from the Qur'an?
- Abdulmalik 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 Abdulmalik a boy or a girl name?
- Abdulmalik is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Abdulmalik come from?
- Abdulmalik is an Arabic name, built on the root letters M-L-K. Common across Arab families.
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