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Abdelhakam

عبد الحكمIn Arabic

Meaning
Servant of the Judge (al-Hakam)
About the name
The historian Ibn Abd al-Hakam (801-871) of Fustat, Egypt, was "the son of Abd al-Hakam"; he wrote a history of the conquest of Egypt, North Africa and al-Andalus.
For
A boy
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
Abd al-Hakam, Abdelhakem, Abdul Hakam, Abdulhakam

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Al-Hakam is a name the texts give to Allah: in a hadith in Abu Dawud the Prophet says that judgement belongs to Allah and changes a man's nickname Abu al-Hakam to Abu Shurayh. The servant-name 'Abd al-Hakam is built on that name.

Confidence: high

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