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Abdoul Latif

ʿAbd al-Laṭīf

/ab-DOOL la-TEEF/Fulani · a boy’s name

“A beautiful expression of devoted service to God, understood as “servant of the Gentle One.””

How to say it
ab-DOOL la-TEEF
Traditional Fulani spelling
ʿAbd al-Laṭīf
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Abdoul LatifʿAbd al-Laṭīf

Nicknames & short forms

Latif

From the same family

01Abdou“Servant; in West African use, often a familiar form or short form of longer Abd-/Abd Allah names.”Fulanimale→︎02Abdou Salam“Servant of the Source of Peace”Fulanimale→︎03Abdoul Aziz“Servant of the Almighty”Fulanimale→︎04Abdoul Kader“Servant of the All-Powerful”Fulanimale→︎05Abdoul Razak“A devotional name expressing gratitude to God as the One who provides and sustains.”Fulanimale→︎06Abdoulaye“Servant of God”Fulanimale→︎07Abdourahmane“Servant of the Most Merciful”Fulanimale→︎08Abdulbasir“Servant of the All-Seeing God”Fulanimale→︎09Abdulghafur“Servant of the Most Forgiving God”Fulanimale→︎10Abdulhafiz“Servant of God, the Preserver and Protector”Fulanimale→︎11Abdullahi“Servant of God”Fulanimale→︎12Abdullatif“Servant of the Gentle and Kind God”Fulanimale→︎