Abid

Abid
PronunciationArabic: [ʕaːbɪd]
GenderMale
LanguageArabic
Origin
Meaning"worshipper"

Abid or Abed is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin meaning worshipper, adorer, or devout. In the Russian language, "Аби́д" (Abid), or its form "Ави́д" (Avid), is an old and uncommon masculine given name. 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. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Abed

Abid

Surname

Abed

Abid

See also

References

  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