Abdulhay as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Abdulhay

What is the meaning of the name Abdulhay ?

The baby name Abdulhay is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English approx.: ab-DUL-hay (IPA: /abˈdʊl.haɪ/); Arabic approx.: [ʕabd al-ħaij(j)].

Abdulhay is Arabic in Origin.

Abdulhay (Arabic: ʿAbd al-Ḥayy) is an Arabic theophoric male name meaning “servant of the Ever-Living,” combining ʿabd (“servant”) with al-Ḥayy, one of the 99 Names of God in Islam. The element Ḥayy comes from the root ḥ‑y‑y, “to live.” In English it is often pronounced ab-dool-HIGH. As a devotional compound, the name affirms God’s eternal life and is used across Arabic-speaking and wider Muslim communities, often chosen for its spiritual resonance.

It appears from early Islamic times among scholars and Sufis and remains in steady use. Noted bearers include the Indian jurist Abd al-Hayy al-Lakhnawi (1848–1886) and Moroccan hadith scholar Abd al-Hayy al-Kattani (1883–1962). Common variants and transliterations are Abd al-Hayy, Abdul-Hayy, Abdul Hai, Abdul Hye (South Asia), Abdelhay/Abdelhai (Maghreb and French forms), Abdolhay (Persian), and Turkish Abdülhay. In some regions it can also appear as a family name.