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The baby name Abderrahman is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān; English approximations: ab-DER-rah-man or ab-dur-RAH-man; IPA: /æb.dərˈrɑː.mən/.

Abderrahman is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: Arabic: ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān; English approximations: ab-DER-rah-man or ab-dur-RAH-man; IPA: /æb.dərˈrɑː.mən/

What is the meaning of the name Abderrahman ?

The baby name Abderrahman is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān; English approximations: ab-DER-rah-man or ab-dur-RAH-man; IPA: /æb.dərˈrɑː.mən/.

Abderrahman is Arabic in Origin.

From the Arabic compound ʿAbd al‑Raḥmān (عبد الرحمن), Abderrahman is a theophoric male name meaning “servant of the Most Merciful,” with al‑Raḥmān being one of the 99 Names of God in Islam. The Maghrebi French-influenced spelling Abderrahman reflects assimilation of the definite article al‑ to the following sun-letter r (rendered rr), and is common in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.

The name has deep currency across the Muslim world, borne by Umayyad rulers of al‑Andalus such as Abd al‑Rahman I and Abd al‑Rahman III, the astronomer ʿAbd al‑Raḥmān al‑Sūfī, and modern statesman Tunku Abdul Rahman. Common variants include Abd al‑Rahman, Abd ar‑Rahman, Abdelrahman, Abdulrahman, Abdurrahman, Abderrahmane, Abdirahman, Abdul Rehman/Abdur Rehman, Abdurahman, and Abdorrahman. Nicknames and short forms: Abdo/Abdou, Abdul, and Rahman.

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Abderrahman – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
MA 0 #186 7,189 20,986
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
Canada Boys 2019 #322 6 2,618
DK Boys 0 #329 4 7,401
France Boys 2021 #360 28 2,865
JO Boys 0 #383 7 7,057
Spain 0 #441 12 2,326
SD Boys 0 #464 3 10,523
LY 0 #522 14 12,703
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
CM Boys 0 #572 4 12,054
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
DZ 0 #602 734 20,130
Spain Boys 0 #613 342 5,610
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
TN 0 #633 206 13,765
Finland Boys 2026 #674 9 3,552
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
QA Boys 0 #692 16 18,093
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
EG Boys 0 #855 32 15,035
NL Boys 0 #865 87 5,873
United States Boys 2012 #882 5 7,390
OM Boys 0 #916 3 17,948
Germany Boys 0 #937 16 5,697
IT Boys 0 #1,073 407 10,046
AE Boys 0 #1,079 14 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
TR 0 #1,253 2 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,574 41 28,008

Abderrahman is popular in 29 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Brussels, Belgium
Canada
AE
CM

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People also ask about Abderrahman

Abderrahman is predominantly a boy's name.
Abderrahman is a 4 syllable name, pronounced Arabic: ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān; English approximations: ab-DER-rah-man or ab-dur-RAH-man; IPA: /æb.dərˈrɑː.mən/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Abd al-Rahman, Abd ar-Rahman, Abdurrahman, Abdulrahman, Abdelrahman and Abderrahmane.
Across languages, Abderrahman has these equivalents: Abd al-Rahman (classical Arabic transliteration), Abdelrahman (Egyptian/North African spelling), Abderrahmane (French-influenced North African), Abdurrahman / Abdurrahman (Turkish, Bosnian forms), Abdul Rahman (South Asian transliteration).
Yes — Abderrahman ranked #322 in Canada in 2019, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Abderrahman ranks highest in Canada (#322 in 2019).
Abderrahman's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #376 in 2011 to #360 in 2021 in France.