Fuad
Fouad (Arabic: فؤاد) (also spelled Foud, Fuaad or Foad, Arabic: فؤاد) is a masculine Arabic given name, meaning "heart".[1][2][3]
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [fuːʔ.aːd] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Masculine |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | "heart" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Fouad, Fuat, Fawad, Foaad, Fuaad |
Its root word is the verb fa'ada meaning burning or a flame and lahmun fa'eed means a roasted meat on a fire. It is used to describe a heart that is inflamed with emotion.[4]
It was borne by two different Kings of Egypt.
Originally an Arabic given name, it became widespread throughout the Middle East during the 9th and 12th centuries.
Notable people
- Art
- Fuad Abdurahmanov (1915–1971), Azerbaijani sculptor
- Fuad Salayev (1943-), Azerbaijani sculptor
- Clergy
- Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Education
- Fouad Ajami, Lebanese-born American university professor
- Entertainment
- Fouad el-Mohandes (1924–2006), Egyptian stage and screen actor
- Fouad Awad, Israeli-Palestinian theatre director
- Music
- Fuat Mansurov (1928–2010), Russian conductor
- Fuad al Muqtadir (1980- ), Bangladeshi composer and singer
- Nobility
- Fuad I of Egypt (1868–1936), known as Fuad I, king of Egypt and Sudan
- Fuad II of Egypt (1952–), king of Egypt and Sudan
- Politics
- Binyamin Ben Eliezer, Binyamin Fuad Ben Eliezer (1926-2016) Israeli politician of Iraqi Jewish Decent
- Fouad Mebazaa (1933-), Tunisian politician
- Fouad Siniora (1943-), Lebanese politician
- Fuad Chehab (1902-1973), former Lebanese president
- Fuad Guliyev (1941-), Azerbaijani politician
- Fuad Hassan (1929-2007), Indonesian politician
- Fuad Masum (1938-), Iraqi president
- Fuad Rouhani (1907–2004), Iranian politician
- Fuad Stephens (birth name Donald Stephens) (1920-1976), 1st Chief Minister of Sabah
- Sports
- Fawad Alam (1985-), Pakistani cricketer
- Fouad Bachirou (1990-), French footballer
- Fuad Anwar (1972-), Saudi Arabian footballer
- Fuad Aslanov (1976-), Azerbaijani boxer
- Fuad Ibrahim, (1991-) Ethiopian-born American soccer player
- Fuad Muzurović, Bosnian football manager
- Fuad Reveiz (1963-), Colombian-American football placekicker
Places
- Port Fuad, Egypt
Fictional characters
- Fouad, a fictional character from the FOX television series Family Guy.[5]
In popular culture
- L.G. FUAD, song by American rock band Motion City Soundtrack
See also
- Port Fuad
- Fouad (disambiguation) Includes people with surname "Fouad"
References
- "FOUAD". www.muslimmatters.org. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- "Fuad". quranicnames.com. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- Тайна имени Фуад. www.astromeridian.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- "» The Heart: Fu'aad, Qalb and Sadr". Retrieved 2016-08-14.
- "IGN'S TOP 25 FAMILY GUY CHARACTERS". uk.ign.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
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