Qadir Family History
Qadir Surname Meaning
Muslim (mainly Pakistan): from a personal name based on Arabic qādir ‘powerful’ or qadīr ‘able capable’. Both al-Qādir ‘the All-Powerful’ and al-Qadīr ‘the Capable’ are attributes of Allah.
Al-Qādir is found in combinations such as ʿAbd al-Qādir ʿAbdul-Qādir (see Abdelqader and Abdulkadir) or Nur al-Qādir ‘light of the All-Powerful’.
Compare Kadir.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
