List of Arabic theophoric names

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This is a list of Arabic theophoric names.[1][2]

Islamic names[]

Abdul with names of God[]

Following are names consisting of the appellation abdul, "servant of", followed by one of the names associated with God in the Qur'an.

Allah suffix – of Allah[]

Zakatullah is also reported in Pakistan (Zakat = handout, Allah is the name of God)

ad-Din suffix – Faith,Creed[]

Rahman — Compassionate[]

  • Abdur Rahman
  • Anisur Rahman
  • Ata-ur-Rahman
  • Azizur Rahman
  • Fazl ur Rahman
  • Habib ur Rahman
  • Khalil-ur-Rehman
  • Lutfur Rahman
  • Matiur Rahman
  • Mizanur Rahman
  • Saifur Rahman
  • Shafiq ur Rahman
  • Shamsur Rahman
  • Ziaur Rahman

Others[]

Non-Islamic names[]

Pre-Islamic[]

Egyptian Christian[]

  • Abdul Masih, "servant of the Messiah"
  • , "servant of the Cross"
  • , "servant of the Martyr"

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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