Abd Allah

This name is a cognitive of both Abdiel and Obadiah both meaning servants of god.

عبد ('abd) does not mean "servant of". It simply means "servant". [noted -ed] The "of" part is usually reflected by 'ullah' meaning "of God", which is what you see in Abdullah:

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ullah (in English)
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87#Arabic (in English)
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87#Persian (in English)

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This is lacking in Abd Allah and therefore the "of" part is technically implied. This implication should not change the literal meaning of عبد ('abd). Also see:

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• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF#Arabic (in English)
• https://translate.google.com/#view=home&op=translate&sl=ar&tl=en&text=%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF (in English)