Abdoul is a form of Abdul used in parts of French-influenced West Africa. The name Abdul, from which Abdoul is derived, combines the Arabic word 'Abd' (عبد), meaning 'Servant', with the definite prefix 'al' or 'el' (ال), meaning 'the'. Thus, Abdul (and by extension, Abdoul) literally means 'Servant of the'. This name is commonly used in the Middle East, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Asia, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and predominantly Muslim countries of South Asia and Southeast ...