Abdul-Hakim means servant of the All-Wise. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Boy name · Arabic
عَبْدُ الْحَكِيم
Abdul-Hakim
Servant of the All-Wise
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Meaning
Abdul-Hakim (عَبْدُ الْحَكِيم) is an Arabic name for boys. It means servant of the All-Wise.
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Abdul-Hakim comes from the root ع ب د, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
The full name Abdul-Hakim is not in the Quran, but the Name of Allah it is built on is. The Name al-Hakim, the All-Wise, is in 2:32, where the angels say "You are the Knowing, the Wise".
قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَكَ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَآ إِلَّا مَا عَلَّمْتَنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
Qaaloo subhaanaka laa 'ilma lanaaa illaa maa 'allamtanaaa innaka antal'aleemul hakeem
They said, "Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise."
Quran 2:32. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it ab-dul-ha-KEEM. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Abdulhakim and Abdul Hakeem. In Arabic it is written with 9 letters, from right to left: ع ʿayn + ب ba + د dal + ا alif + ل lam + ح ḥa + ك kaf + ي ya + م mim.
Names made of Abd and one of the names of Allah are among the best Muslim names. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The most beloved of your names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman",3 and scholars count other names of Allah joined to Abd after these two. Call the child by the full name, Abdul-Hakim, and not by the Name of Allah on its own. With the father's name it becomes Abdul-Hakim bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Abdul-Hakim (عَبْدُ الْحَكِيم) means servant of the All-Wise. It is an Arabic name for boys.
The full name is not, but the Name of Allah it is built on is. The Name al-Hakim, the All-Wise, is in 2:32, where the angels say "You are the Knowing, the Wise".
Abdul-Hakim is used as a boy's name.
Abdul-Hakim is written عَبْدُ الْحَكِيم in Arabic, said ab-dul-ha-KEEM.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, عَبْدُ الْحَكِيم. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.