Abdala or Abdalá is both a given name and a surname. It is a Spanish variation of the common Arabic name Abdullah. Notable people with the name include: Surname Alberto Abdala (1920–1986) Uruguayan politician, painter and Vice President of Uruguay Carlos Abdala (1930–1976), Uruguayan politician and diplomat Edgardo Abdala (born 1978), Chilean-born Palestinian footballer Edílson Abdala Júnior (born 1987), Brazilian footballer Marcelo Abdala (born 1966), Uruguayan trade union leader Nadia Abdalá (born 1988), Mexican tennis player Pablo Abdala (born 1966), Uruguayan politician and lawyer Pablo Abdala (footballer) (born 1972), Argentine-born Palestinian footballer Washington Abdala (born 1959), Uruguayan lawyer, politician and comedian Yaquelin Abdala (born 1968), Cuban mixed-media artist Given name Abdalá Bucaram (born 1952), Ecuadorian politician and lawyer Abdalá Bucaram Jr. (born 1982), Ecuadorian footballer Abdala Faye (born 1971), Senegalese artist Literature , a 1869 poem by José Martí Other Abdala, a Cuban COVID-19 vaccine