ʻAbd al-Majīd (
ALA-LC romanization of
Arabic: عبد المجيد,
Persian: عبدالمجید), also spelled as Abd ul Majid, Abd ul-Majid, Abd ol Majid, Abd ol-Majid, and Abdolmajid, is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Majīd, one of the
names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the
Muslim theophoric names.[1][2] It means "servant of the All-glorious". It is rendered in
Turkish as Abdülmecid.
There is a distinct but closely related name, ʻAbd al-Mājid (
Arabic: عبد الماجد), with a similar meaning, formed on the Qur'anic name al-Mājid. Some of the names below are instance of the latter one.
'Abd al-Majid may refer to:
Males
Given name
Abdülmecid I (1823–1861), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Abdülmecid II (1868–1944), Head of the Ottoman Imperial House and the final Ottoman Caliph
^Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
^S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
Name list
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given name. If an
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ʻAbd al-Majīd (
ALA-LC romanization of
Arabic: عبد المجيد,
Persian: عبدالمجید), also spelled as Abd ul Majid, Abd ul-Majid, Abd ol Majid, Abd ol-Majid, and Abdolmajid, is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Majīd, one of the
names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the
Muslim theophoric names.[1][2] It means "servant of the All-glorious". It is rendered in
Turkish as Abdülmecid.
There is a distinct but closely related name, ʻAbd al-Mājid (
Arabic: عبد الماجد), with a similar meaning, formed on the Qur'anic name al-Mājid. Some of the names below are instance of the latter one.
'Abd al-Majid may refer to:
Males
Given name
Abdülmecid I (1823–1861), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Abdülmecid II (1868–1944), Head of the Ottoman Imperial House and the final Ottoman Caliph
^Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
^S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.