Abdülmecid

Abdul Majid

Abdul Majid

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ʻAbd al-Majīd (ALA-LC romanization of Arabic: عبد المجيد, Persian: عبدالمجید), also spelled as Abd ul Majid, Abd ul-Majid, Abd ol Majid, Abd ol-Majid, and Abdolmajid, is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Majīd, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names.[1][2] It means "servant of the All-glorious". It is rendered in Turkish as Abdülmecid.

There is a distinct but closely related name, ʻAbd al-Mājid (Arabic: عبد الماجد), with a similar meaning, formed on the Qur'anic name al-Mājid. Some of the names below are instance of the latter one.

'Abd al-Majid may refer to:

Males

Given name

Surname

Females

  • Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid, or Iman (model), (born 1955), Somali-American model, actress and entrepreneur
  • Asia Abdelmajid, Sudanese actress

See also

References

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