Question Summary:
Difference between Abdul Munaf and Abdul Manaf

Question Detail:

What is the difference between the name Abdul Munaf and Abdul Manaf? Is it ok to continue with the name Abdul Munaf?

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Abdul Manaf (عبد مَناف) means “servant of Manaf,” Manaf is the name of a pre-Islamic idol in Makkah.[1] It is not permissible to keep this name.
Abdul Munaf (مُناف عبد) means “servant of the elevated. We advise against keeping this name too as it is similar to the above name.[2]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Huzaifah Deedat
Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia 
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.