Fuad
| Fuad | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Spanish: [ˈfuad] |
| Gender | Masculine |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | "heart" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Fouad, Fuat, Fawad, Foaad |
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Fuad (Arabic: فؤاد) (also spelled Fouad, Arabic: فؤاد) is a masculine Arabic given name "Fuad" meaning "heart".[1][2][3] It is 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.
In other languages
- Arabic: فؤاد (Fu'ad, Fouad, Fawad)
- Azerbaijani: Fuad
- Persian: فؤاد (Fu'ad, Foad, Fouad)
- Turkish: Fuat
- Urdu: Fawad
People named Fuad
- Art
- Fuad Abdurahmanov (1915–1971), Azerbaijani sculptor
- Fuad Salayev (1943-), Azerbaijani sculptor
- Business
- Fuad El-Hibri (1958-), American businessman
- 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
- Literature
- Fuad Viento (1988–), British writer and social activist
- 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 (birth name Fuad), Israeli politician
- 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.[4]
In popular culture
- L.G. FUAD, song by American rock band Motion City Soundtrack
Statistics
The name mentioned five times in Quran.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "FUAD". www.behindthename.com. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Fuad". quranicnames.com. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ Тайна имени Фуад. www.astromeridian.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ "IGN'S TOP 25 FAMILY GUY CHARACTERS". uk.ign.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.