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

What is the meaning of the name Abdul Lateef ?

The baby name Abdul Lateef is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/ʕabd al-laˈtiːf/', 'respelling': 'ABD-ul la-TEEF'}.

Abdul Lateef is Arabic in Origin.

Abdul Lateef is an Arabic theophoric compound from ʿAbd al-Latīf (عبد اللطيف), meaning “servant of the Gentle/Kind,” where al-Latīf is one of the 99 Names of God in Islam. Built from ʿabd (“servant”) + al- (“the”) + Latīf (“gentle, subtle, gracious”), it appears across the Muslim world with many spellings: ʿAbd al-Latīf, Abdul-Latif, Abdul Latif/Lateef, Abdullatif, Abdellatif (Maghrebi), Abdel Latif (Levant/Egypt), Abdüllatif (Turkish), and Abdullateef (South Asian/West African).

Documented bearers include the polymath ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī (1162–1231) and the Sindhi Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (c. 1689–1752), anchoring the name in scholarly and devotional traditions. In many regions it functions as both given name and, by patronymic extension, a family name. Note that “Abdul” is not a standalone name here; it represents ʿAbd al-, which properly links to the divine epithet Latīf. Common short forms include Latif and, in Turkish contexts, Latif/Lâtif as an independent name.