Abdul Ghaffar as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Abdul Ghaffar

What is the meaning of the name Abdul Ghaffar ?

The baby name Abdul Ghaffar is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA': '/ʕabd al-ɣaffɑːr/', 'approx_english': "ab-DUL gha-FAR (gh = voiced guttural like Arabic 'ghayn')"}.

Abdul Ghaffar is Arabic, Islamic in Origin.

Abdul Ghaffar is an Arabic theophoric male name from ʿAbd al‑Ghaffār, combining ʿabd (“servant, worshipper”) with al‑Ghaffār, one of the 99 Names of God meaning “the All‑Forgiving,” from the root gh‑f‑r (“to forgive, to cover”). The compound thus signifies “servant of the All‑Forgiving [God].” In Arabic orthography it appears as عبد الغفّار; the doubled f conveys the intensive sense embedded in Ghaffār.

Used across the Muslim world since the early Islamic centuries, it has been borne by jurists, Sufi scholars, and modern figures such as Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan of the Khudai Khidmatgar movement. Regional transliterations include Abd al‑Ghaffar, Abdul Ghaffar, Abdul Ghafar, Abdulgafar, Abdel Ghaffar/Abdelghaffar, and the shortened Gaffar. In proper Arabic usage, the “ʿAbd” element is theophorically tied to one of God’s names, so “Abdul” alone is incomplete; the feminine counterpart is Amat al‑Ghaffār.