Abdellatif as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Abdellatif

What is the meaning of the name Abdellatif ?

The baby name Abdellatif is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Classical Arabic: /ʕabd al.laˈtˤiːf/; English approximation: ab-dul-LAH-teef or ab-deh-lah-TEEF.

Abdellatif is Arabic, Islamic in Origin.

From Arabic ʿAbd al-Laṭīf, Abdellatif combines ʿabd (“servant”) with al-Laṭīf, one of the 99 Names of God meaning “the Subtle, the Gentle, the Kind.” The name expresses devotion as “servant of the Gentle One.” Laṭīf carries nuances of graciousness and delicate awareness; the long ī and emphatic ṭ color its classical pronunciation. As a theophoric compound, it aligns with names beginning ʿAbd al‑ (e.g., ʿAbd al-Raḥmān), common in Muslim naming traditions.

Used across the Islamic world since the medieval period, it appears in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and South Asian contexts. A notable bearer is the 12th–13th‑century scholar and physician ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī. Variants include Abd al-Latif, Abdel Latif, Abdul Latif, Abdullatif, Abdüllatif (Turkish), Abdellatif/Abdelatif (Maghrebi/Francophone), and transliterations like Abd al-Lateef or Abdul Lateef. Short forms and nicknames may be Abdel, Abdou, or Latif; related feminine Latifa reflects the same root meaning.