Abd al-Rahman (Arabic:عبد الرحمن or occasionally عبد الرحمان; DMG ʿAbd ar-Raḥman) and variants, is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Rahman. The name means "servant of the most gracious", ar-Rahman being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. The letter A of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by u. Because the letter R is a sun letter, the letter l of the al- is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written in Arabic with letters corresponding to Abd al-Rahman, the usual pronunciation corresponds to Abd ar-Rahman. Alternative transliterations include Abdelrahman, Abd al-Rahman, Abdul Rahman, Abdur Rahman, Abdurrahman or Abdrrahman, Abd ar-Rahman, Abdulrahman, Abdur Rehman, Abdul Rehman, Abidur Rahman, Abdrrahman, and others, all subject to variant spacing and hyphenation. Certain transliterations tend to be associated with certain areas, for example, Abdirahman in Somalia, Abderrahmane in French-speaking North Africa, or Abdelrahman in Egypt. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Abd al-Rahman

Abd ar-Rahman

Abd el-Rahman

Abdel Rahman

Abderrahman

Abderrahmane

Abdirahman

Abdourahamane

Abdramane

Abdul Rahman

Abdulrahman

Abdul Rehman

Abdur Rahman

Abdurahman

Abdurehman

Abdurrahman

Abdur Rehman

Surname

Abd al-Rahman

Abdel Rahman

Abdelrahman

Abderrahmane

Abdirahman

Abdolrahman

Abdul Rahiman

Abdul Rahman

Abdulrahman

Abdul Rehman

Abdur Rahkman

Abdur Rahman

Abdurahman

Abdurrahman

Abdur Rehman

See also