In Medicine, abdo is short for

abdominal The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the torso ...

. As a name, notable people called Abdo, Abdou or Abdu include:

People

A masculine Arabic name, and a nickname for

Abdul Abdul (also transliterated as Abdal, Abdel, Abdil, Abdol, Abdool, or Abdoul; ar, عبد ال, ) is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word '' Abd'' (, meaning "Servant") and the definite prefix '' al / el'' (, me ...

. The name is also of

Syriac Syriac may refer to: *Syriac language, an ancient dialect of Middle Aramaic *Sureth, one of the modern dialects of Syriac spoken in the Nineveh Plains region * Syriac alphabet ** Syriac (Unicode block) ** Syriac Supplement * Neo-Aramaic languages a ...

origin and is a variant of 'Abdā, meaning 'servant' or 'slave'.

Given name

* Abdo Al-Edresi (born 1986), Yemeni football player * Abdou Alassane Dji Bo (born 1979), Nigerien judoka * Abdou Cherif, Moroccan singer * Abdou Diouf (born 1935), second president of Senegal * Abdou Doumbia (born 1990), French footballer *

Abdou Soulé Elbak Mzé Abdou Soulé Elbak ( ; born 1954) was president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: A ...

(born 1954), president of the autonomous island of Grande Comore * Abdo Hakim (born 1973), Lebanese actor and voice actor *

Abdu al-Hamuli Abdu al-Hamuli ( ar, عبده الحامولي; 1836 – May 12, 1901) was an Egyptian musician. He married the Egyptian singer Sokaina, who went by the name of Almaz and formed together a very famous musical duet in Egypt at that time. See als ...

(1836–1901), Egyptian musician *

Abdo Hussameddin Abdo Hussameddin (born 1954) is a Syrian politician and former government minister. He was aide to the oil minister from August 2009 to 7 March 2012, when he became the highest-ranking government minister to defect to the opposition from Bashar a ...

(born 1954), Syrian politician and minister * Abdo Khal (born 1962), Saudi Arabian author *

Abdou El-Kholti Abdelhalim El-Kholti (born 17 October 1980) is a French former footballer. He is of Moroccan descent. Football career El-Khotli won the Conference National with Yeovil Town, but was part of the Cambridge United side that was relegated from the ...

(born 1980), French footballer *

Abdoh Otaif Abdoh Ibrahim Otaif (born April 2, 1984, in Saudi Arabia) is a former football player who played for Al-Shabab in Riyadh and Saudi Arabia national team. In 2010 he was called up for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Singapore and Uzbekistan ...

(born 1984), Saudi Arabian football player * Abdou Sall (born 1980), Senegalese footballer * Abdu Shaher, English martial artist * Abdo al Tallawi, Syrian general killed in the Siege of Homs in 2011 * Abdou Traoré (born 1981), Malian football player

Middle name

* Ali Abdu Ahmed, Eritrean politician *

Mario Abdo Benítez Mario Abdo Benítez (; born 10 November 1971) is a Paraguayan politician who has served as the president of Paraguay since 2018. He was previously a senator and President of the Senate. Early life and education Abdo Benítez was born in Asun ...

, Paraguayan politician *

Adnan Abdo Al Sukhni Adnan Abdo Al Sukhni ( ar, عدنان عبدو السخني; born 1961) is a Syrian politician who has been serving as industry minister since August 2012. Education Sukhni was born in Aleppo in 1961. He received a PhD in electrical engineerin ...

(born 1961), Syrian politician and minister

Surname

* Ahmed Abdou (born 1936), Comorian politician * Ali Abdo, Iranian Australian boxer and founder of Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club and Chairman of Persepolis F.C. * Ali Abdo (wrestler) (born 1981), Australian freestyle wrestler *

Fifi Abdou Fifi Abdou ( ar, فيفي عبده, , born Atiyat Abdul Fattah Ibrahim (), ; April 26, 1953) is an Egyptian belly dancer and actress. She has been described as "synonymous with belly dancing in the years she was performing." Early life and care ...

(born 1953), Egyptian belly dancer and actress *

Geneive Abdo Geneive Abdo (born 1960) is a scholar and author of several books on the Middle East and the Muslim World. She was previously a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, a nonresident fellow in the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings In ...

(born 1960), American journalist, scholar and author *

Jay Abdo Jay Abdo ( ar, جهاد عبدو; born Jihad Abdo or Jihad Abdou; October 21, 1962) is a Syrian actor. He has been acting since 1988, and most recently starred in '' Queen of the Desert'' and '' A Hologram for the King''. Early life Abdo was b ...

(born 1962), Syrian American actor *

John Abdo John Abdo ( – August 9, 2022) was an American health and fitness coach, businessman, nutritionist, motivational speaker and a TV personality. He was a strength and conditioning coach for numerous U.S. Olympic team athletes for the 1976, 19 ...

, American health and fitness expert, businessman, nutritionist and motivational speaker *

Hamse Abdouh Hamse Ziyad Abdouh (or Hamza Abdu, ar, حمزة عبده) (born January 1, 1991

(born 1991), Palestinian swimmer *

Hussam Abdo Hussam Muhammad Bilal Abdo (Arabic: حسام محمد بلال عبده; born 24 February 1990) is a Palestinian from the Masahiya area of Nablus, who, as a teenager, made international headlines on 24 March 2004, when he entered the Hawara Check ...

, suicide bomber *

Jimmy Abdou Nadjim "Jimmy" Abdou (born 13 July 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Starting his career in his hometown club of Martigues, Abdou later went on to play in Ligue 1 with Sedan before moving to England with Plym ...

(born 1984), Comorian footballer *

Kate Abdo Kate Abdo (; born 8 September 1981, Manchester, England) is an English sports broadcaster who currently hosts UEFA Champions League coverage for CBS Sports and Fox Sports' FIFA World Cup Tonight. Throughout her career she has worked internation ...

(born 1981), English TV sports presenter and journalist *

Mohammed Abdo Mohammed Abdu ( ar, محمد عبده ; born June 12, 1949) is a Saudi singer who is renowned across the Middle East and Arab world. He has been described as "''Artist of the Arabs''." Early years Mohammed Abdu was born on June 12, 1949 in ...

(born 1949), Saudi singer *

Naser Jason Abdo Naser Jason Abdo (born April 1, 1990) is an American former United States Army private first class who was arrested in 2011 for attempting to commit a terrorist attack against a restaurant frequented by soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas. He was co ...

(born 1990), American former US Army Private First Class of Jordanian origin. American conscientious objector and sentenced in 2012 with terrorism-related charges *

Reza Abdoh Reza is a Persian name, originating from the Arabic word , ''Riḍā'', which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval". In religious context, this name is interpreted as ''satisfaction'' or "''perfect content ...

, American theatre director * Reema Abdo (born 1963), Canadian backstroke swimmer and Olympian * Tom Abdo (1894–1967), American poker player

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* Association of British Dispensing Opticians

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