Abdul Hamid

ʻAbd al-Ḥamīd (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: عبد الحميد; Persian: عبدالحمید, romanized: Abdolhamid; Turkish: Abdülhamit), also spelled as Abdulhamid, Abdelhamid, Abd-ul Hamid, and Abd ol-Hamid, is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is a Muslim theophoric name built from the Arabic words ʻabd ('servant') and al-Ḥamīd (one of the names of God in the Qur'an),[1][2] and thus means 'servant of the All-laudable'.

It may refer to:

Given name

Family or father name

See also

References

  1. ^ Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
  2. ^ S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
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