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عَبْد الْقَادِر
Abdulqader
ab-dul-QAA-dir
“Servant of the All-Powerful.”
About Abdulqader
Abdulqader is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "servant of the all-powerful" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Compound: 'abd' (servant) + 'al-Qadir' (the All-Powerful), one of the names of God.
Very common across Arab and Maghrebi families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Abdul Qadir, Abdelkader
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 Abdulqader is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Abdulqader before.
- Emir Abdelkader (1808–1883), Algerian leader and scholar
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Abdulqader
- What does the name Abdulqader mean?
- Abdulqader (عَبْد الْقَادِر) means "Servant of the All-Powerful". Compound: 'abd' (servant) + 'al-Qadir' (the All-Powerful), one of the names of God.
- Is Abdulqader a name from the Qur'an?
- Abdulqader 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 Abdulqader a boy or a girl name?
- Abdulqader is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Abdulqader come from?
- Abdulqader is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Q-D-R. Very common across Arab and Maghrebi families.
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