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عبد الرحمن
ab-dul rah-man
Abdul Rahman
for a male
Servant of the Most Merciful (Ar-Rahman, one of the 99 names of Allah, itself a real Quranic word — see the separate "Rahman" entry for its own citation). One of the most common Muslim male names historically and today — borne by Abdur-Rahman ibn Awf (RA), one of the ten companions explicitly promised Paradise by the Prophet ﷺ (al-ʿasharah al-mubashsharah).
Historical attestation
Borne by a companion (Sahabi) of the Prophet ﷺ, per the Sahaba name-list this entry was cross-referenced against.