Zaid
Appearance
(Redirected from Zayd)
Pronunciation | [ˈzæjd] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Meaning | to increase |
Region of origin | Arabia, Middle East |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Zayd, Zaïd, Zeyd |
Related names | Ziyad |
Zaid or Zayd (/zaɪd/; Arabic: زيد) is an Arabic given name and surname.
Zaid
[edit]- Zaid Abbas (born 1983), Jordanian basketball player
- Zaid Abdul-Aziz (born 1946), American basketball player
- Zaid Al-Harb (1887–1972), Kuwaiti poet
- Zaid al-Rifai (1936-2024), Jordanian politician and prime minister
- Zaid Ashkanani (born 1994), Kuwaiti racing driver
- Zaid Hamid (born 1964), Pakistani political commentator
- Zaid Ibrahim (born 1951), Malaysian politician
- Zaid Orudzhev (born 1932), Russian philosopher
- Zaid Shakir (born 1956), American scholar
- Zaid ibn Shaker (1934–2002), Jordanian general, politician and prime minister
Zayd
[edit]- Zayd Abu Zayd (1195–1270), Almohad political leader
- Zayd al-Khayr (died 631), companion of Muhammad
- Zayd ibn al-Dathinnah, companion of Muhammad
- Zayd ibn Ali (695–740), great-grandson of Ali and fifth Imam according to Zaidi Shi'ism
- Zayd ibn al-Khattab (584-632), companion of Muhammad
- Zayd ibn Arqam (died 686), companion of Muhammad
- Zayd ibn Harithah (581–629), companion of Muhammad
- Zayd ibn Suhan (died 656), companion of Muhammad
- Zayd ibn Thabit (610–660), Arab scribe and theologian
- Zayd Mutee' Dammaj (1943–2000), Yemeni author and politician
- Zayd Saidov (born 1958), Tajik politician
- Zayd Salih al-Faqih (born 1964), Yemeni writer
See also
[edit]- Arabic name
- Zaidi (disambiguation)
- Ziad, an Arabic given name and surname
- Zayed (disambiguation)