Wajid (name)

It is of Arabic origin (لڑكا) meaning one who perceives or finds.[1] It is a Muslim theophoric name, from Al-Wajid (الواجد), one of the 99 names of God in the Qur'an, which signifies The Finder, The All-Perceiving, The Inventor and Maker.[2]

Wajid
PronunciationWAA-jidh
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameArabic
MeaningFinder
Region of originMuslim world
Other names
Related namesWajida (feminine)

Wajid is a family name and male given name.

Wajida is a feminine form of Wajid.

Notable people named Wajid and Wajida

References

  1. Catafago, Joseph (1858). An English and Arabic Dictionary. Part the First. Arabic and English (PDF: Internet Archive). London: Bernard Quaritch. pp. 525. Retrieved 2008-03-11. Finder, s. (Arabic text) wājid.
  2. Muhaiyaddeen, M. R. Bawa (1979). Asmāʼul-Husnā: The 99 Beautiful Names of Allah (PDF: Google Books). Philadelphia, PA: The Fellowship Press. p. 72. ISBN 0-914390-13-9. Retrieved 2008-03-09. The Finder. The All-Perceiving, The Inventor and Maker.
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