Abdulayev (Russian: Абдулае́в; masculine) or Abdulayeva (Абдула́ева; feminine) is a surname in Russian,[1] Caucasian, and Central Asian languages.
Variants of this surname include Abdalin/Abdalina (Абда́лин/Абда́лина), Abdulin/Abdulina (Абду́лин/Абду́лина), Abdullayev/Abdullayeva (Абдулла́ев/Абдулла́ева), Abdullin/Abdullina (Абду́ллин/Абду́ллина), Abdulov/Abdulova (Абду́лов/Абду́лова), Babdulin/Babdulina (Бабду́лин/Бабду́лина), and Babdullin/Babdullina (Бабду́ллин/Бабду́ллина).[1] All these surnames slavicised from various forms of the given name Abdullah (Abdulla), which itself is derived from Arabic "abd allāh", meaning god's servant or god's slave.[1]
People with the name Abdulayev include:
- Eldar Abdulayev (born 1985), Kazakhstani ice-hockey player
- Guerman Abdulaev (Abdulayev), Russian judoka
- Omar Abdulayev (born 1978), Tajikistani GITMO detainee
See also
edit- Ahmad Afandi Abdulaev (born 1959), Dagestani Mufti, Chairman of the Dagestani Council of Alims.
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edit- И. М. Ганжина (I. M. Ganzhina). "Словарь современных русских фамилий" (Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names). Москва, 2001. ISBN 5-237-04101-9