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

What is the meaning of the name Abdul Rashid ?

The baby name Abdul Rashid is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ab-DUL ra-SHEED; IPA: /æbˈdʊl ræˈʃiːd/ (Arabic: /ʕabd arˈraʃiːd/).

Abdul Rashid is Arabic, Islamic in Origin.

Abdul Rashid is the Arabic theophoric compound Abd al-Rashid: abd means “servant/worshipper,” al- is “the,” and al-Rashid - one of the 99 Names of God - means “the Rightly Guiding (One), the Infallible Guide.” The full sense is “servant of the Rightly Guiding God.” In classical Arabic orthography the assimilated form is Abd al-Rashid; in everyday use it appears as a single personal name.

Usage is widespread across the Islamic world, including the Middle East, North and West Africa, Central and South Asia, and the diaspora. Spelling and phonetic variants include Abd al-Rashid, Abdur Rashid, Abdul Rasheed, Abdul-Rashid, Abdel Rachid/Abdelrachid (Maghrebi/Francophone), Abdrashid (Tatar/Bashkir), and Abdurashid (Russified/Central Asian). Rashid functions independently as a given name and surname. The feminine devotional counterpart is Amat al-Rashid (“female servant of the Rightly Guiding [God]”).