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عَبْد الْوَهَّاب
Abdulwahab
ab-dul-wah-HAAB
“Servant of the Bestower.”
About Abdulwahab
Abdulwahab is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "servant of the bestower" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Compound: 'abd' (servant) + 'al-Wahhab' (the Bestower), one of the names of God.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Abdul Wahab
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 Abdulwahab is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Abdulwahab
- What does the name Abdulwahab mean?
- Abdulwahab (عَبْد الْوَهَّاب) means "Servant of the Bestower". Compound: 'abd' (servant) + 'al-Wahhab' (the Bestower), one of the names of God.
- Is Abdulwahab a name from the Qur'an?
- Abdulwahab 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 Abdulwahab a boy or a girl name?
- Abdulwahab is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Abdulwahab come from?
- Abdulwahab is an Arabic name, built on the root letters W-H-B.
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