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 to ...

. 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 Abdou Cherif ( ar, عبده شريف, also Abdou Chrif, Abdo Sheriff, Abdo Shrif, Abdo Sharif) is a singer native of the Moroccan city of Casablanca. Abdou Cherif is the nephew of Abdelwahab Agoumi, one of the most influential artist in the mode ...

, Moroccan singer *

Abdou Diouf Abdou Diouf ( ; Serer: ; born 7 September 1935)Biography at Socialist Party website

(born 1935), second president of Senegal *
Abdou Doumbia Abdou Doumbia (born 7 June 1990) is a French footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Pergolettese. Career Born in France with French father and Malian mother, Doumbia spent most of his youth career in a suburb of Paris. He started ...
(born 1990), French footballer * Abdou Soulé Elbak (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 (born 1954), Syrian politician and minister *
Abdo Khal Abdo Khal (born 3, August 1962, Al-Mijannah, Jizan, Saudi Arabia) is an Arab writer and winner of the 2010 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Biography He left his home village at a young age and currently lives in Jeddah. Before becoming ...
(born 1962), Saudi Arabian author * Abdou El-Kholti (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 Abdu Shaher (born 1957) is an English karateka (; ; Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the inf ...
, 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 *
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 engineering ...
(born 1961), Syrian politician and minister

Surname
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Ahmed Abdou Ahmed Abdou (born 1936) is a Comorian politician. He was prime minister of Comoros from 27 December 1996 to 9 September 1997. Biography He was born in Mutsamudu on the island of Anjouan. He served as finance minister in the autonomous governme ...
(born 1936), Comorian politician * Ali Abdo (football chairman), Iranian Australian boxer and founder of Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club and Chairman of Persepolis F.C. *
Ali Abdo (wrestler) Ali Abdo (born 2 May 1981 in Melbourne) is a male freestyle wrestler from Australia. He participated in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. In Beijing in 2008, he competed in the Men's freestyle 74 kg and was eliminated in the round of 3 ...
(born 1981), Australian freestyle wrestler * Fifi Abdou (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 bo ...
(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, 1980 ...
, American health and fitness expert, businessman, nutritionist and motivational speaker * Hamse Abdouh (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 Checkp ...
, suicide bomber * Jimmy Abdou (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 internati ...
(born 1981), English TV sports presenter and journalist * Mohammed Abdo (born 1949), Saudi singer *
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, 51st
president of Paraguay The president of Paraguay ( es, Presidente del Paraguay), officially known as the President of the Republic of Paraguay ( es, Presidente de la República del Paraguay), is according to the Constitution of Paraguay the head of the executive bran ...
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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 ...
(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, American theatre director * Reema Abdo (born 1963), Canadian backstroke swimmer and Olympian *
Tom Abdo Tom Abdo (April 12, 1894 – March 1967) was a poker player inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1982. He died after suffering a heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decr ...
(1894–1967), American poker player

Other uses
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Association of British Dispensing Opticians The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) is the main professional association for opticians in the UK. History ABDO was formed in 1986 from the merger of the Association of Dispensing Opticians and the Faculty of Dispensing Optici ...

See also
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Abu Abdo Abu Abdo al-Fawwal ( ar, أبو عبدو) is a ful parlor located in Aleppo, Syria. The shop was established in 1885 by Abdel Razzaq "Abu Abdo" al-Masri at al-Hatab Square, near the Zamaria house in the Jdeydeh Quarter of the Ancient City of A ...
or Abu Abdo al-Fawwal, famous ful parlor in Aleppo, Syria {{disambiguation, geo, given name, surname Surnames of Nigerien origin