Bedeutung
Compound name composed of the elements ‘abd (servant of) and Allah (God), which is derived from al (the) and ildh (God). An ancient Arabic name, ‘Abd-Allah, along with its variants, is one of the most common names throughout the Islamic world. The name was borne by the Prophet’s father, ‘Abd-Allah ibn-‘Abd-al-Muttalib (c. 545-70), and more recently by Abdullah Ben Abdulaziz (b. 1924), crown prince of Saudi Arabia. Var: ‘Abdalla, Abdulla, Abdullah. (AHB-DAHL-LAH)
