Abidin, Abadin, or Abdin is both an Arabic male given name and surname, meaning "worshippers".[1] Notable people with the name include:
Given name
edit- Abidin Dino (1913–1993), Turkish artist and painter
- Abidin Abdul Rashid (1939–2010), Bruneian politician
- Abidin Ahmad, Bruneian military officer
- Zeynel Abidin Erdem, Turkish business tycoon
- Abidin Bey, governor of Dongola
- Abedin Dino, Cham Albanian nationalist
Surname
edit- Ibn Abidin, Hanafi Sunni Islamic scholar
- Richard Abidin, American psychologist
- Zayn al-Abidin, great-grandson of Muhammad
- Zain-ul-Abidin, sultan of Kashmir
- Zainal Abidin III of Terengganu, Monarch of Terengganu
- Zulfadli Zainal Abidin, Singaporean footballer
- Mahmoud Ahmed Abdin, Egyptian fencer
- Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (1931–2015), 11th President of India
See also
edit- Abdeen (disambiguation), variant romanization of this word
- Tur Abdin, hilly region of Turkey
- Abdeen Palace, palace in Cairo, Egypt
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ahmed, Salahuddin (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: C. Hurst & Co. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-85065-357-8. OCLC 37559819. Retrieved 2018-12-14.