Meaningbeing Servant of the Merciful

ReligionIslam

OriginArabic, Farsi, Persian

Famous NamesakesOmeyade Emirs from Cordoba Abdel Rahman the First, the Second and the third, Sultan of Morocco during the French conquest, Arab General who fought in Gaule and was arrested by Charles Martel; Afghan Emir Abdel Rahman Khan was Emir during the British rule. Malayan Head of State, Abdel Rahman Tunku, was successful in obtaining independence from the British rule.