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Given nameMasculine

Abdul

/AHB-dool/

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Meaning

servant of God

Abdul is a common Cape Malay name, originating from Arabic and signifying devotion to a higher power. It is frequently bestowed upon boys in Cape Malay communities as a way of expressing faith and spirituality.

Who carries it

🇿🇦Cape Malay

Provenance

  • generated: 2026-07-10
  • source: LLM aggregation pipeline, targeted (llama-3.3-70b-versatile, 2026-07-10); requested by a coverage gap, unverified, awaiting community affirmation.

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