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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.
Spellings of Abdulqader
عَبْد الْقَادِر is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.
| Spelling | Births in England and Wales, 2025 | Births in France, 2016 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulqaderthe spelling used on this page | Not listed | Not listed |
| Abdelkader | Not listed | 485 |
| Abdul Qadir | Not listed | Not listed |
Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
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?
- Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Abdulqader is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show 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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