Abdolvahab as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Abdolvahab

What is the meaning of the name Abdolvahab ?

The baby name Abdolvahab is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Classical Arabic: /ʕabd al-wahˈhaːb/; Persian/modern: /æbdolvæˈhɒːb/; English respelling: ab-dol-vah-HAB.

Abdolvahab is Arabic in Origin.

Abdolvahab is the Persianized form of the Arabic theophoric name Abd al-Wahhab (Arabic: عبد الوهاب), built from abd “servant,” the article al, and al-Wahhab, “the Bestower,” one of the 99 Names of God in Islam. The full meaning is “servant of the Bestower.” In Persian phonology, w often becomes v, yielding “Vahab/Vahhab,” and the compound is fused as Abdol- rather than Abdul-.

Used across the Islamic world since the early centuries of Islam, the name appears in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, and North African contexts. Common variants include Abdul Wahhab, Abd al-Wahhab, Abdelwahhab, Abdülvahhab, Abdou el-Wahhab, and the compact Persian Abdolvahab; short forms include Abdul, Wahhab, Vahab, and Abdou. Notable bearers include the Egyptian composer Mohamed Abdel Wahab and many scholars; the element often becomes a hereditary surname in modern usage.

⚙ Abdolvahab is an uncommon pick. There are only 28 recorded uses of it in our data, from 4 countries.