Wajid (name)
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Wajid |
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| Pronunciation | wa-JEED |
| Gender | Male |
| Meaning | Finder |
| Region of Origin | Muslim world |
| Origin | Arabic |
| Related names | Wajida (feminine) |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Wajid |
Wajid is a family name and male given 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]
[edit] Notable people named Wajid
- Wajid Ali Shah (1822-1887), Indian ruler
- S. Wajid Ali (1890-1951), Bengali nationalist
- Wajid Khan (born 1946), Canadian politician
- Wajid (actor), British-American actor (Wajid at the Internet Movie Database)
- Sajid-Wajid (Wajid Ali), Indian film musician (Wajid Ali at the Internet Movie Database)
[edit] References
- ^ Catafago, Joseph [1858]. An English and Arabic Dictionary. Part the First. Arabic and English. (PDF: Google Books), London: Bernard Quaritch, p.525. Retrieved on 2008-03-11. “Finder, s. (Arabic text) wājid.”
- ^ Muhaiyaddeen, M. R. Bawa [1979]. Asmāʼul-Husnā: The 99 Beautiful Names of Allah (PDF: Google Books), Philadelphia, PA: The Fellowship Press, pg.72. ISBN 0914390139. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. “The Finder. The All-Perceiving, The Inventor and Maker.”
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