Abid

Abid (Arabic: عابد‎ ‘Ābid), also Abed, literally meaning worshipper, adorer, devout[1][2] may be either a surname or given name.

For a major commercial center in Hyderabad, India, see Abids. For the villages in Iran, see Abid, Iran. For Iraqi LV, see Al-Abid (rocket).
Abid
PronunciationArabic: [ʕaːbɪd]
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic
Origin
Meaningone who worships

In the Russian language, "Аби́д" (Abid), or its form "Ави́д" (Avid), is an old and uncommon[3] male given name.[4] Included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, it was omitted from the official Synodal Menologium at the end of the 19th century.[5] Its origins are either Arabic (where it means desired) or Aramaic (where it means work, labor).[6] The diminutive of "Avid" is Avidka (Ави́дка).[3] The patronymics derived from "Avid" are "Ави́дович" (Avidovich; masculine) and "Ави́довна" (Avidovna; feminine).[3] As a surname, in the form Al-Abid (Arabic: العابد‎) and its variants, it is shared by the following people:

  • Muhammad Ali al-Abid (1867–1939), first president of Syria
  • Ahmad Izzat al-Abid (1855–1924), Syrian politician
  • Nawaf Al Abed (born 1990), Saudi association football player

As a surname:

  • Abid Ali Abid (1906–1971), Urdu and Persian critic and poet
  • Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali (born 1971), Pakistani politician and businessman
  • Fazle Hasan Abed (1936–2019), Bangladeshi/British social worker
  • Kalbe Abid (d. 1986, Maulana Syed Kalbe Abid Naqvi), mujtahid
  • Pépé Abed, (1911–2006), Lebanese adventurer, explorer, and entrepreneur
  • Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid, politician and journalist from Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Laïla Abid (born 1977), Moroccan-Dutch journalist
  • Mohammed Abed al-Jabri (1936–2010), Moroccan critic and professor of philosophy and Islamic thought
  • Ramzi Abid (born 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Ramzi Abed (born 1973), American film director
  • Zara Abid (1992–2020), Pakistani model

As a given name or colloquial name, it is shared by the following people:

  • Abed Azrie (born 1945), Syrian singer of Arab classical music
  • Abed Daoudieh (1920–2015), Jordanian politician
  • Abid Ghoffar Aboe Dja'far (born 1954), Javanese Indonesian singer-songwriter
  • Abid Hamid Mahmud (late 20th century), Iraqi military officer
  • Abid Hasan (diplomat) (bef. 1947–1984), officer of the Indian National Army
  • Abid Hassan Minto (born 1932), Pakistani lawyer
  • Abid Hussain (late 20th century), Indian economist and diplomat
  • Abed Khan (born 1945), Bangladeshi journalist
  • Abid Kovačević (born 1952), former Bosnian association football player
  • Abed Mahfouz (born 1956), Lebanese fashion designer
  • Abid Mutlak al-Jubouri (late 20th century), Iraqi politician
  • Abid Nabi (born 1985), Indian first class cricketer
  • Abed Nadir, fictional character on the TV show Community
  • Abid Qaiyum Suleri (born 1969), Pakistani social policy analyst and development practitioner
  • Abed Rabah (born 1975), Israeli association football player
  • Abid Raja (born 1975), Pakistani Norwegian politician
  • Abid Raza (born 1981), Guantanamo Bay detainee
  • Abid Ullah Jan (21st century), writer

See also

References

Notes
  1. Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
  2. S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.
  3. Petrovsky, p. 34
  4. Superanskaya, p. 29
  5. Superanskaya, pp. 23 and 29
  6. Superanskaya, pp. 29 and 32

Sources
  • Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3
  • А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (Dictionary of Russian Names). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-699-14090-5
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