Meanings
plural Abdelhamids
- A male given name from Arabic.
Their main target is Abdelhamid Abaaoud, thought to have been the ringleader of last week's attacks. Phone and financial intercepts point to his presence in the building.
2015 November 19, “Paris attacks: How the Saint-Denis raid unfolded”, in BBC, archived from the original on 29 May 2018 - A surname from Arabic.
Origin
- Arabicعَبْد الْحَمِيد
- EnglishAbdelhamid
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْد الْحَمِيد (ʕabd al-ḥamīd).
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Abdelhamid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abdelhamid
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