Meanings and history of the name Abdulrahman: | Edit. Arabic name meaning "servant of the merciful" Variant transcription of ABD AL-RAHMAN, which means "servant of the merciful" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) "servant of the" combined with رحمن (rahman) "merciful".
Sheikh Name Meaning. Muslim: from Arabic shaikh, a title denoting a political or spiritual leader of a community. Shaikh ul-Islam 'leader of Islam', was the title of the highest religious office in Ottoman Turkey. Shaikh also means 'chief' or 'head' (Qur'an 28:23). This name is found throughout the Muslim world.
