Rasul
Arabic at root, from رسول, "messenger", the one sent to carry word. In Poland it stays rare: fewer than 200 men hold it, and most Poles have never met one.
Rasul Pronunciation
Rasul is pronounced RAH-sool (/ˈrasul/).
What Rasul means
Where Rasul comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Rasul comes from Arabic, where the word رسول means messenger, someone sent to carry word. In Muslim tradition the same term names the prophets, the men trusted with a message, and that is why "prophet" stands beside "messenger" in its meaning. The Polish gloss keeps both senses: posłaniec, wysłannik.
Arabic grammarians trace the word to the root r-s-l, which holds the idea of sending. A rasul is one who is sent. The name appears in this exact form, with no diminutive or variant beside it.
The Dagestani poet Rasul Gamzatov (1923-2003) carried it, and his verse was read across the Soviet Union. The name stays common in the Caucasus and in Central Asia.
On a Polish class register, Rasul reads as an arrival among more familiar names. The Arabic origin travels with it, and so does the meaning fixed long ago: messenger, one sent with word.
How many people are named Rasul
1 in 119922 men in Poland is named Rasul. 178 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2384 among male names.
Rasul's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Rasul as a middle name
Rasul is a first name for 178 men in Poland and a middle name for another 4, a 98/2 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 5712th, between Rastislav (4) and Raymund (4).
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#5710 Rapheal4
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#5711 Rastislav4
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#5712 Rasul4
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#5713 Raymund4
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#5714 Raymundo4