Abdur Rasheed as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Abdur Rasheed

What is the meaning of the name Abdur Rasheed ?

The baby name Abdur Rasheed is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced AB-dur ra-SHEED; IPA: /ˌæb.dʊr ræˈʃiːd/.

Abdur Rasheed is Arabic, Islamic in Origin.

Abdur Rasheed is an Arabic theophoric compound from ʿAbd (“servant”) + al-Rashīd (“the Rightly Guided”), one of the 99 Names of God in Islam; due to assimilation before the sun letter r, it is pronounced ʿAbd ar-Rashīd. In Arabic script: عبد الرشيد. The full sense is “servant of the Rightly Guided [One].” It appears across the Muslim world and diaspora, especially in South Asia and East Africa, where the element “Abdul/Abdur” is often used as a familiar form. Historical bearers include scholars, Sufi figures, and officials; the related single element Rashīd is notably borne by the Abbasid caliph Hārūn al-Rashīd.

Variant transliterations reflect local phonology and orthography: Abdul Rasheed, Abdur Rashid, Abdul Rashid, ʿAbd al-Rashīd; Turkish Abdurreşid; Malay/Indonesian Abdur Rasyid; Somali Cabdirashiid; Bengali/Urdu আবদুর রশীদ/عبدالرشید. Nicknames include Abdur/Abdul and Rasheed/Rashid; the name may be spaced or hyphenated.

⚙ Abdur Rasheed is a rare name. Our records hold just 37 recorded uses, spread over 10 countries.