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Qadir Surname Meaning

Muslim (mainly Pakistan): from a personal name based on Arabic qādir ‘powerful’ or qadīr ‘able capable’. Both al-Qādir ‘the All-Powerful’ and al-Qadīr ‘the Capable’ are attributes of Allah.

Al-Qādir is found in combinations such as ʿAbd al-Qādir ʿAbdul-Qādir (see Abdelqader and Abdulkadir) or Nur al-Qādir ‘light of the All-Powerful’.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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