Abdul Mannan

Abdul Mannan (Arabic: عبد المنان ) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words Abd, al- and Mannan. The name means "servant of the Benevolent", and is a Muslim theophoric name.[1][2]

The letter a of the al- is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel. The second part may appear as Mannan, Manan or in other ways. The whole name is subject to variable spacing and hyphenation.

It may refer to:

Given name

Surname

References

  1. Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
  2. S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
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