Abidin Explained

Abidin, Abadin, or Abdin is both an Arabic male given name and surname, meaning "worshippers".^[1] Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• 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

• 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

Places

• Tur Abdin, hilly region of Turkey
• Abdin, Daraa Governorate, a village in southern Syria
• Abdin, Idlib, a village in northwestern Syria
• Abdin, Lebanon, a village in Lebanon
• Abdeen Palace, palace in Cairo, Egypt

See also

• • • Abdeen (disambiguation), variant romanization of this word
• Abedin (disambiguation)
• Zayn al-Abidin (disambiguation)
• Zainal Abidin (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Book: Ahmed , Salahuddin . A Dictionary of Muslim Names. C. Hurst & Co.. London. 1999. 978-1-85065-357-8. 37559819. 2018-12-14. 5.